Foodborne Infectious Diseases—Historical Perspective and Overview

2016 ◽  
pp. 9-18
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Historical Perspective

Conceptual Delimitations in the Field of Biosecurity

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 167-171
Author(s):  
Mihai Velicof
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
September 11 ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Key Concepts

AbstractBiosecurity is a term who was brought more into our attention after the events of September 11, 2010 who have been followed by the most famous bioterrorist attack with the anthrax letters. Defining biosecurity is not as easy how it looks at first side because this term it has a lot of interpretations according to various disciplines where it is used. At the beginning biosecurity was introduced as a set of measures with the purpose to reduce the risk of transmission of the infectious diseases in living modified organism, quarantined pests and infectious diseases in livestock and crops. Nowadays the term includes also the biological threats to environment, industries and to people and brings into our attention terms like bioterrorism, bioattack, bioweapons, biodefense, biosafety, biohazard, biorisk, biocontainment and biosurety. This article has one primary objective and that is to assess the roots and etymology of the term biosecurity by presenting a short historical perspective which will lead to a better delimitation of the concept, and to define some key concepts related to this area. The result of this conceptual delimitation of the biosecurity is to bring into attention the importance of this area which before COVID-19 events wasn’t took into consideration at the level it should be.

scholarly journals Tetanus in Poland in 2017

2019 ◽  
pp. 193-200
Author(s):  
Andrzej Zieliński ◽  
Jolanta Rudowska
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Perspective Taking ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Historical Data ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Neonatal Tetanus ◽  
Epidemiological Surveillance ◽  
Protective Vaccination

In the last decade, the number of tetanus cases in Poland has not exceeded 20 cases. Since 1984, neonatal tetanus has not been reported. OBJECTIVE OF THE WORK. The aim of the study is to present the data of epidemiological surveillance of tetanus in 2017 in a historical perspective, taking into account the role of protective vaccination and a reference to activities for the elimination of neonatal tetanus on a global scale. MATERIAL AND METHODS. The material of the study are individual reports on tetanus sent to the Department of Epidemiology, NIZP-PZH and the bulletin “Infectious diseases and poisoning in Poland in 2017. The historical data is based on earlier Polish and foreign studies. RESULTS. In 2017, 11 cases of tetanus were reported. Four men and seven women got sick. One man died in the age > 69. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS. Tetanus is an infectious disease acquired in the environment and associated with wound pollution. Few cases of illness in Poland are associated with non-compliance with recommendations for booster vaccinations.

The Big Killers: Mortality Crises in Social Context

1996 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 553-557
Author(s):  
Roberts McCaa
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Ebola Virus ◽  
Historical Demography ◽  
The Other ◽  
International Commission ◽  
The Public ◽  
The One

The emergence of new infectious diseases and the resurgence of old ones fascinate scholars as well as the public. Before the Ebola virus made the best-seller lists or starred in a feature-length film, the International Commission on Historical Demography (ICHD) had planned a colloquium for its quinquennial meeting in Montreal, “The Big Killers: Epidemics, Famine, and War in Historical Perspective” (27 August–3 September 1995). Twenty-eight papers materialized. Interpretation and synthesis were the principal concerns. Technical obsessions of the guild—methodology, data, quantification, and the like—were banned. Instead, authors were encouraged to focus on the interrelations between mortality crises, on the one hand, and culture, society, economy, and politics, on the other.

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