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Yellow Fever
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Executive Order: Revised List of Quarantinable Communicable Diseases 
 A list of the communicable diseases for which an individual may be quarantined by federal law. The list includes severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and "Cholera, Diphtheria, infectious Tuberculosis, Plague, Smallpox, Yellow Fever, and Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (Lassa, Marburg, Ebola, Crimean-Congo, South American, and others not yet isolated or named)." Includes "Questions and Answers on Executive Order and Interim Final Rule." From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/executiveorder040403.htm Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Infectious Diseases Last updated May 11, 2005 Insects, Disease, and History
"This is a site devoted to understanding the impact that insects have had on world history. This site focuses on the influence of insect-borne disease on history" by providing essays on topics such as the role of insects as biological weapons, yellow fever and the Mexican-American War, and insects and the Civil War. Also includes disease and insect profiles, timeline, and glossary. Searchable. Edited by a research entomologist and an entomology professor. http://entomology.montana.edu/historybug/ Topics: Biology, History, Infectious Diseases, Insects & Arachnids Last updated Dec 19, 2006 Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection
This collection is an "extensive compilation of correspondence, notes, reports, printed materials, photographs, negatives, and artifacts" (spanning the mid-19th through mid-20th centuries) related to the conquest of yellow fever. Includes essays about major themes and personalities, a guide to the collection, and links to related sites. Searchable and browsable by date, individual, or subject. http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/healthsci/reed/ Topics: Correspondence, Health, Infectious Diseases, Medical Treatments & Devices, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Aug 4, 2005 Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI)
This organization "traces its 90 year history in Panama from the construction of the Panama Canal, and the scientific interest in surveying the flora and fauna of the area for the purpose of controlling insect-borne diseases such as malaria and yellow fever." This site provides information about STRI facilities in the Republic of Panama, research activities, fellowship opportunities, and news. Also provides two webcams. Searchable. Available in English and Spanish. http://www.stri.org/ Topics: Education, Film, Movies, & Video, Infectious Diseases, Insects & Arachnids Last updated Apr 12, 2004 WHO Report on Global Surveillance of Epidemic-prone Infectious Diseases
Detailed surveillance data, history, transmission, and characteristics of key diseases, including yellow fever, plague, cholera, meningococcal disease, dengue, influenza, African trypanosomiasis, human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS), and leishmaniasis. Includes explanations of public health surveillance methods. From the World Health Organization (WHO). http://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/surveillance/WHO_CDS_CSR_ISR_2000_1/en/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Health & Medical Disciplines, Infectious Diseases, Public Health & Safety Last updated Jul 30, 2005 World Health Organization Fact Sheets: Yellow Fever
World Health Organization (WHO) fact sheet on yellow fever, "a viral disease that has caused large epidemics in Africa and the Americas." Provides information about the disease and its symptoms, transmission, treatment, and prevention (including mosquito control and vaccination). Available in English and French. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs100/en/ Topics: Infectious Diseases, Medical Treatments & Devices Last updated Jan 11, 2005 |
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