Includes Index

1. Why learn methods in infectious disease epidemiology?
2. Why study methods?
3. Descriptive infectious disease epidemiology
4. Outbreak investigations
5. Rates and measures
6. Laying the foundation: how to conduct a study
7. Experimental designs as a foundation for observational studies
8. From the experimental to the cohort study
9. Case-control and cross-sectional studies
10. Interpretation of epidemiological data
11. Threats to internal and external validity of concern in the study of infectious disease epidemiology
12. Surveillance of infectious diseases
13. Contexts underlying research in infectious disease epidemiology
14. Program evaluation in the infectious disease setting

As WHO Director-General Nakajima says of infectious disease, “No country is safe from them.” As public health education grows, so, too will the need for methodologic skills in infectious disease epidemiology. Without these crucial skills, there will be insufficient resources to improve the health of the public, both domestically and globally. Essentials of Infectious Disease Epidemiology is one of the few texts devoted specifically to the methods required to study infectious disease making the perfect introduction to the field for undergraduate and introductory masters-level public health students. It will provide students with the requisite skills to conduct, evaluate, and understand the field of infectious disease epidemiology.