Total of resources: 30269

Preventing foodborne illness: listeriosis.

It presents answers to some questions related to the infection caused by eating food contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes, as: how great is the risk for listeriosis?; how does Lister...
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Resource added in: 14/10/1999
Available languages: English
Toxicology, Poisoning/prevention & control, Listeriosis, Foodborne Diseases/prevention & control, Listeria monocytogenes

Update: outbreaks of cyclosporiasis - United States, 1997.

During April and May 1997, CDC received reports of clusters of cases of cyclosporiasis in the United States. This report describes the preliminary findings of an investigation of an outbreak in New Yo...
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Resource added in: 14/10/1999
Available languages: English
Toxicology, Poisoning, Cryptosporidiosis/epidemiology, Foodborne Diseases

Lake-associated outbreak of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 - Illinois, 1995.

On July 5, 1995, the Winnebago County Health Department (WCHD) in northern Illinois received a report from the local hospital of five cases of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection among children who res...
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Resource added in: 14/10/1999
Available languages: English
Toxicology, Escherichia coli Infections, Water Pollution, Environmental Pollutants

Assessing the public health threat associated with waterborne cryptosporidiosis: report of a workshop.

In September 1994, CDC convened a meeting to address the public health threat associated with waterborne cryptosporidiosis. This report summarizes the discussions and the conclusions of this meeting. ...
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Resource added in: 14/10/1999
Available languages: English
Toxicology, Cryptosporidiosis/prevention & control, Anais de congresso

Outbreak of leptospirosis among white-water rafters - Costa Rica, 1996.

On October 15, 1996, a physician notified the Illinois Department of Public Health about five patients with an unknown febrile illness who had returned from a white-water rafting trip on flooded river...
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Resource added in: 14/10/1999
Available languages: English
Toxicology, Leptospirosis, Water Pollutants

Public Health and the Environment

This is a quarterly newsletter published by ATSDR, and its contents are related to the presence of hazardous substances on the environment and their (possible) adverse effects on human health and ecol...
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Resource added in: 14/10/1999
Available languages: English
Toxicology, Hazardous Substances, Public Health, Environmental Pollutants

Outbreak of leptospirosis among white-water rafters - Costa Rica, 1996

On October 15, 1996, a physician notified the Illinois Department of Public Health about five patients with an unknown febrile illness who had returned from a white-water rafting trip on flooded river...
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Resource added in: 14/10/1999
Available languages: English
Toxicology, Leptospirosis, Water Pollutants

Servicios a la comunidad - preguntas y respuestas sobre salud

Presenta las respuestas a las preguntas más frecuentes, para los profesionales médicos y el público general, sobre alimentación, asma, deporte en Pediatría, drogadicción, embarazo de alto riesgo...
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Resource added in: 13/10/1999
Available languages: Spanish
Public Health, 24439, Asthma, Sports, Pediatrics, Substance-Related Disorders, Pregnancy, High-Risk, Hypertension, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Vaccination, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Vacinas e imunização

Guidelines for school health programs to prevent tobacco use and addiction.

These guidelines summarize school-based strategies most likely to be effective in preventing tobacco use among youth. They were developed by CDC in collaboration with experts from 29 national, federal...
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Resource added in: 07/10/1999
Available languages: English
Toxicology, Smoking/prevention & control, Smoking/epidemiology, Adolescent, Reference Books, Guia [tipo de publicação]

Smoking cessation during previous year among adults - United States, 1990 and 1991.

To characterize the patterns of attempting to quit smoking and smoking cessation among U.S. adults during 1990 and 1991, CDC's National Health Interview Survey-Health Promotion and Disease Prevention ...
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Resource added in: 07/10/1999
Available languages: English
Toxicology, Smoking/epidemiology, Smoking Cessation, Adult