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Ebola Virus Page The Ebola Virus Page provides links to information on new outbreaks of Ebola and general information on the disease. The site is maintained by the Microbiology Department, University of Capetown, South Africa. http://www.mcb.uct.ac.za/ebola/ebopage.htm
Hepatitis Information Network (HEPNET) HEPNET contains a series of category links with updates on patient care issues, serology, new clinical papers and news releases plus links to other hepatitis sites. http://www.hepnet.com/
International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations (ILEP) ILEP is a federation of 18 non-governmental organizations, based in 13 countries, which share the common aim of eradicating leprosy and all its consequences. TALMilep is an action group of ILEP that produces and supplies teaching materials to equip both general and specialized health workers in the cure and rehabilitation of people affected by leprosy. http://www.ilep.org.uk/content/home.cfm
International Travel and Health This World Health Organization site describes the vaccination requirements of individual countries, and provides general advice on travel health. http://www.who.int/ith/
National Institute for Virology, South Africa: Virology Updates This site provides information on topics of current interest for medical practitioners and the general public. It features diseases such as Ebola Virus and Congo Fever. The site is a joint publication of the National Institute of Virology, South Africa and the Department of Virology, University of Witswatersrand, South Africa. http://www.niv.ac.za/
PubMed – Free Fulltext Articles on Infectious/Communicable Diseases (1400+) This PubMed search will identify all infectious/communicable diseases related free fulltext ejournal articles within the database. Within the search results, there are links to the fulltext material. By repeating this search periodically, you will find new fulltext articles that are added to the PubMed database weekly. ‘Health Links’ contains similar searches for most subpages listed in the ‘Specific Health Resources’ table of contents. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=PureSearch&db=pubmed&details_term=%22loattrfree%20full%20text%22%5Bsb%5D%20AND%20%28%28%22communicable%20diseases%22%5BTIAB%5D%20NOT%20Medline%5BSB%5D%29%20OR%20%22communicable%20diseases%22%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20OR%20infectious%20diseases%5BText%20Word%5D%29
SARS Reference This site is a medical textbook that provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of severe acute respiratory syndrome. It is edited by Bernd Sebastian Kamps and Christian Hoffmann and is updated every month. http://sarsreference.com/
World Health Organization: Emerging and Other Communicable Diseases This site provides reports of disease outbreaks based on data submitted to the WHO's EMC Committee. The site serves as a tool to strengthen national and international capacity in the surveillance and control of communicable diseases. http://www.who.int/disease-outbreak-news/
World Health Organization: Infectious Diseases This site provides full text fact sheets on tropical diseases, including Dengue fever, foodborne trematode infections, malaria, and schistosomiasis and access to the 'Action Against Infection' newsletter that also is available in pdf format in Spanish and French. The site also includes links to related Internet resources. http://www.who.int/ctd/index.html
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