508 Emerging Infectious Diseases • www.cdc.gov/eid • Vol. 11, No. 3, March 2005 person-years) is substantially higher than the findings of Nennig and others (10) among an urban population in San Francisco (176 cases per 100,000 person-years). This finding may be due to the difference in immunization practices between Israel and the United States (5 doses of DTP vaccine in the United States with...

Crime scene investigation requires teamwork; therefore, those involved in this process should know their duties and responsibilities very well. First responders are among the most important responsible group of personnel. Contrary to crime team or expert laboratory personnel, first do not technically examine available evidence at but protect by keeping chaotic environment under control scene. &...

This paper describes a prototype of an intelligent Stress Monitoring Assistant (SMA), - the next generation stress detectors. The SMA is intended for first responders and professionals coping with exposure to extreme physical psychological stressors, e.g. firefighters, combat military personnel, explosive ordnance disposal operatives, law enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians, par...