Publisher's Synopsis
'Molecular Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases' provides a comprehensive account of the impact and potential of molecular epidemiology in the understanding of the aetiology, transmission and control of the more important infectious diseases.
The book is a comprehensive review of state-of-the-art molecular epidemiology of infectious diseases. It opens with a section on theoretical applications of molecular epidemiology including chapters on the tools used for investigation, analysis and interpretation of data and modelling. The main section of the book contains a series of chapters on specific infectious diseases demonstrating the application of molecular epidemiology.
The book is essential reading for epidemiologists, infectious disease specialists and physicians, clinical and vetinary microbiologists and parasitologists, and public health professional.
