Infectious diseases : emergence and re-emergence : a geographical analysis / A.D. Cliff, M.R. Smallman-Raynor [and others].

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

xxxiv, 763 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

pt. I. Early disease emergence : pre-1850 -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Disease emergence and re-emergence prior to 1850 -- pt. II. Processes of disease emergence : 1850-2006 -- 3. The geographical matrix -- 4. Disease changes : microbial and vector adaptation -- 5. Technical changes : technology and industry -- 6. Population changes : magnitude, mobility, and disease transfer -- 7. Environmental changes : ecological modifications -- 8. Disease amplifiers : wars and conflicts in the post-1945 era -- 9. Temporal trends in disease emergence and re-emergence : world regions, 1850-2006 -- pt. III. The future for emergent disease control -- 10. Spatial detection of (re- )emerging diseases -- 11. Controlling re-emerging and newly emerging diseases.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [675]-736) and index.