Skip to content Skip to navigation
University of Warwick
  • Study
  • |
  • Research
  • |
  • Business
  • |
  • Alumni
  • |
  • News
  • |
  • About

University of Warwick
Publications service & WRAP

Highlight your research

  • WRAP
    • Home
    • Search WRAP
    • Browse by Warwick Author
    • Browse WRAP by Year
    • Browse WRAP by Subject
    • Browse WRAP by Department
    • Browse WRAP by Funder
    • Browse Theses by Department
  • Publications Service
    • Home
    • Search Publications Service
    • Browse by Warwick Author
    • Browse Publications service by Year
    • Browse Publications service by Subject
    • Browse Publications service by Department
    • Browse Publications service by Funder
  • Help & Advice
University of Warwick

The Library

  • Login
  • Admin

Diagnosing the individual to control the epidemic

Tools
- Tools
+ Tools

Medley, Graham (2011) Diagnosing the individual to control the epidemic. Science Translational Medicine, Vol.3 (No.82). 82ps18. doi:10.1126/scitranslmed.3002441 ISSN 1946-6234.

Research output not available from this repository.

Request-a-Copy directly from author or use local Library Get it For Me service.

Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.3002441

Request Changes to record.

Abstract

When vaccination is not an option, the only way to actively control an epidemic is to identify infectious individuals and "remove" them (by treatment, quarantine, or culling). In a recent Science paper, Charleston et al. present data and an analysis suggesting that clinical diagnosis of foot-and-mouth disease is very closely linked in time to shedding of virus; as such, removal of clinically affected animals might be sufficient to control an epidemic. Although these results are for a veterinary disease, they are very pertinent for all infectious diseases, including those of humans. In this Perspective, we consider the role of experimental research in determining the biology of infection as well as the importance of diagnosis for epidemic control.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
R Medicine > RC Internal medicine
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Life Sciences (2010- )
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Epidemics, Communicable diseases -- Transmission -- Research, Communicable diseases -- Prevention, Staphylococcus aureus infections -- Prevention, Foot-and-mouth disease -- Diagnosis
Journal or Publication Title: Science Translational Medicine
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
ISSN: 1946-6234
Official Date: 11 May 2011
Dates:
DateEvent
11 May 2011Published
Volume: Vol.3
Number: No.82
Page Range: 82ps18
DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3002441
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

Data sourced from Thomson Reuters' Web of Knowledge

Request changes or add full text files to a record

Repository staff actions (login required)

View Item View Item
twitter

Email us: wrap@warwick.ac.uk
Contact Details
About Us