Emerging Pests and Vector-borne Diseases in Europe
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tions that, up until that time, had only received an episodic focus. One drawback of the book is that the authors cover a wide gamut of topics. Consequently, disease-specifi c topics are presented without adequately providing the necessary background on the disease entity to the reader. Not all readers may fully understand the necessary disease-specifi c background that would make the discussions of public health intervention understandable. For instance, the chapter on TB presents a history of the disease from the turn of the 20th century. But if the reader were unaware of the public health threat posed by the undiagnosed or nonadherent TB patient, the reader would understandably question the authority of public health practitioners to occasionally take extraordinary steps to ensure that infection is not transmitted within the community. Even without a comprehensive background on specifi c diseases, this book will interest a wide audience, not only public health practitioners but the medical and legal community with whom we partner. Searching Eye tackles a topic that deserves more of our respective attention, for as noted by the authors, “The vitality of democratic communities necessitates an ongoing effort to negotiate and renegotiate the boundaries between privacy, society’s limiting principle, and public health, which at its best has sought to expand the role of government as a guardian against disease and suffering.” I congratulate the authors on their wellresearched and thorough discourse on this core public health activity.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
دوره 14 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008