Surveillance and Control of Acute Diarrhoeal Diseases

Book : Surveillance and Control of Acute Diarrhoeal Diseases

Language : English

Library : Social Phsician

Publish Place : Copenhagen

ISBN : 92 890 1210 2

Publish Date : 00 1981

Publisher : World Health Organization WHO

Book Type : Report

Book Number : 3593

INDEX


CONTENTS
1. Introduction.........................
2. Review of the problem in the Mediterranean countries.
3. Ways and means of control................
3.1 Strategy for control...........................
3.2 Epidemiological information.....................
3.3 Laboratory services...........................
3.4 Treatment................................
3.5 Medicines that should not be used in the treatment of diarrhoea .
3.6 Environmental sanitation and hygiene................
3.7 Health education............................
3.8 Immunization..............................
3.9 Alternative approaches in control...................
4. National control programmes ,
5. International collaboration . .
6. Conclusions..........
7. Recommendations......
Annex I Information on diarrhoeal diseases in Europe, and typhoid in the MediĀ­terranean countries.............................
Annex II Selected illustrative material on diarrhoeal diseases and their control
Annex III Laboratory activities for diarrhoeal diseases...............
Annex IV List of WHO collaborating centres....................
Annex V List of national reference centres for enterobacteriaceae........
Annex VI List of participants.............................