The resistance topic is timely given current events. The emergence of mysterious new diseases, such as SARS, and the looming threat of bioterrorist attacks remind us of how vulnerable we can be to infectious agents. With advances in medical technologies, we have tamed many former microbial foes, yet with few new antimicrobial agents and vaccines in the pipeline, and rapidly increasing drug resistance among infectious microbes, we teeter on the brink of loosing the upperhand in our ongoing struggle against these foes, old and new. The Resistance Phenomenon in Microbes and Infectious Disease Vectors examines our understanding of the relationships among microbes, disease vectors, and human hosts, and explores possible new strategies for meeting the challenge of resistance.
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Table of contents
- COVER PAGE
- THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
- FORUM ON EMERGING INFECTIONS
- BOARD ON GLOBAL HEALTH
- Reviewers
- Preface
- Contents
- Summary and Assessment
- 1 Introduction
- REFERENCES
- 2 Microbe Resistance
- REFERENCES
- 3 Vector Resistance
- REFERENCES
- 4 The Economics of Resistance
- REFERENCES
- 5 Factors Contributing to the Emergence of Resistance
- REFERENCES
- 6 Emerging Tools and Technology for Countering Resistance
- REFERENCES
- 7 Strategies to Contain the Development and Consequences of Resistance
- REFERENCES
- Appendix A PUBLIC HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF USE OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS IN AGRICULTURE
- REFERENCES
- Appendix B Issues of Resistance: Microbes, Vectors, and the Host
- AGENDA
- Appendix C Information Resources
- OVERVIEW
- COST OF RESISTANCE
- BACTERIAL RESISTANCE
- VIRAL RESISTANCE
- PROTOZOAN RESISTANCE
- HELMINTH RESISTANCE
- VACCINE-RESISTANT MUTANTS
- FACTORS OF EMERGENCE
- VECTOR RESISTANCE
- EMERGING TECHNOLOGY AND TOOLS TO COMBAT RESISTANCE
- CONTAINMENT STRATEGIES
- Appendix D
- Acknowledgements
- Executive Summary
- Summary of recommendations for intervention
- Appendix E Interventions Against Antimicrobial Resistance: A Review of the Literature and Exploration of Modelling Cost-Effectiveness
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Appendix F A Public Health Action Plan to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- TOP PRIORITY ACTION ITEMS TO COMBAT ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE
- Appendix G Forum Member, Speaker, and Staff Biographies
- FORUM MEMBERS
- SPEAKERS
- FORUM STAFF
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