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Aerobiological Engineering
"Aerobiological Engineering is the art and science of designing buildings and systems for the control of airborne pathogens and reduction of respiratory infections in indoor environments, including commercial buildings, hospitals, and residences. Aerobiology is the study of microorganisms in the air which may be detrimental to human health. Included among these organisms are viruses, bacteria and fungi."
College of Engineering, Penn State

All the Virology on the WWW
"...seeks to be the best single site for Virology information on the Internet. We have collected all the virology related Web sites that might be of interest to our fellow virologists, and others interested in learning more about viruses. Additionally, we have created an index to virus pictures on the web, The Big Picture Book of Viruses, which also functions as a resource for viral taxonomy. A collection of some of the best Online Virology and Microbiology Course Notes available can also be found here."
By David M. Sander

American Medical Association

The Big Picture Book of Viruses - (dead link)
"...intended to serve as both a catalog of virus pictures on the WWW and as an educational resource to those seeking more information about viruses."
- Garry Lab

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)

Electronic Introduction to Molecular Virology
By Ed Rybicki, Dept. of Microbiology, University of Cape Town

Emerging Infectious Diseases

 A Peer-Reviewed Journal Tracking and Analyzing Disease Trends

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria
"...Collectively, these infectious diseases cause 25 percent of all deaths worldwide."

International Society for Infectious Diseases

  • ProMED-mail
    "The global electronic reporting system for outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases & toxins, open to all sources

A Journal of the Plague Year
By Daniel Defoe
Fiction but still a great study.
"This account of the Great Plague of London(1664-65) was first published in 1722. In it Defoe describes the horrifying daily events in London city as it was besieged by bubonic plague."


Infectious Disease News
Free registration required.

Institute for Molecular Virology
Includes a nice collection on online resources including a multimedia library and a distance learning section
University of Wisconsin Madison
By Stephan Spencer & Jean-Yves Sgro


International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV)

  • The Universal Virus Database
    Sections include: Index of Viruses ; Descriptions ; Character List ; Picture Gallery ; Identification Tool ; Data Entry Tool ; Software Tools ; Origin & Function ; ICTVdB Tutorial.
    Developed and Maintained by Dr. Cornelia B¸chen-Osmond, Columbia University

National Virus Reference Laboratory
"...provides a national diagnostic virology service for Ireland, employing a wide range of methodologies for the identification of viral infection in man and the determination of anti-viral immune status."
University College Dublin

Journal of the Society for Vector Ecology

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Malaria and Drug Resistance - (dead link)
MBChB Special Study Module Project Report
By Titus Bradley, Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Leicester

Martindale's Health Science Guide Virology

Mosquito Genomics World Wide Server - (dead link)
"...provides access to mosquito genomics databases and links to other genomics WWW servers and to other WWW servers around the world."
Maintained by Dennis L. Knudson, Colorado State University

Molecular Virology Tutorial
University of Cape Town, South Africa

National Academies Lecture - Cholera and the World's Water Supply (January 25, 2002)
"Cholera and the world's water supply is the topic of a recent lecture by National Science Foundation Director and National Academy of Sciences member Rita Colwell. Listen to a sound file of the lecture (requires RealPlayer 8 Basic), held in memory of water-treatment pioneer Abel Wolman."

National Academies Reports on Vaccine and Immunization
"Recent publications from the National Academies regarding the science and policy issues surrounding vaccines and immunization...All reports can be read online FREE."
- National Academy of Sciences

National Academy Press (free downloads)

National Institutes of Health (U.S.)

  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
    • Division of Microbiology & Infectious Diseases - (dead link)
      • NIAID Reference Reagent Repository
        "This valuable resource of biological reference material was originally established by the NIAID to provide viral reference reagents to researchers who were interested in carrying out comparative viral research. Over time, the repositoryís viral reagent inventory expanded to include additional reference products such as mycoplasmas, allergens and immunologic reagents."
  • National Research Resources (NCRR)
    • Multiscale Modeling Tools in Structural Biology - (dead link)
      • VIrus Particle ExplorR (VIPER) - (dead link)
        "This web site describes various icosahedral virus capsid structures in the Protein Data Bank (PDB) in terms of their complete capsids, detailed structural and computational analysis."

National Library of Medicine

Nature [Magazine] Genome Gateway
"...special section of the Genome Gateway to mark the publication of the initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome. We are delighted to uphold the principle at the heart of the Human Genome Project: free and unrestricted access to all our genome related material through these web pages."

NLM Gateway Search
"The NLM Gateway allows users to search in multiple retrieval systems at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). The current Gateway searches MEDLINE/PubMed, OLDMEDLINE, LOCATORplus, AIDS Meetings, Health Services Research Meetings, HSRProj, MEDLINEplus and DIRLINE."
National Library of Medicine

Parasite Genome Internet Resources
"This page links to www sites, ftp and gopher sites, email networks and genome project secretaries or other contacts for all the WHO and other parasite genome projects."
- European Bioinformatics Institute

PBS - NOVA - Killer Disease on Campus (aired September 3, 2002)
"Doctors combat the deadliest form of meningitis, which strikes young people out of the blue."
Sections include: Interview and Personal Essay (Amy's Story, Behind the Scenes) ; Interactives and Animations (Killer in the Bloodstream, Making Vaccines) ; FAQs ; Links ; Books ; Teacher's Guide ; Transcript.

PBS - NOVA Online

  • The Most Dangerous Woman in America
    Companion web site to the October 2004 TV broadcast.
    "Examine the complex case of Typhoid Mary, a cook who was quarantined for life against her will in the early 1900s."
    Sections include: History of Quarantine ; Disease Detective ; Links & Books ; Teacher's Guide.


Plant Viruses Online
Descriptions and Lists from the VIDE Database

The Sanger Centre : Yersinia pestis
Sequence and annotation of Yersinia pestis C092

St. Louis University School of Public Health - Center for the Study of Bioterrorism & Emerging Infections
Sections include: Quick References ; Internet Resources ; News ; Education & Training ; Bibliography ; Research ; Case Studies ; Emergency.

Society for Vector Ecology (SOVE)

USGS - Biological Resources Division

USGS - West Nile Virus (WNV) Project
"USGS is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to learn the current geographic extent of WNV, to understand how it moves between birds, mosquitoes, and humans, and to predict future movements of the virus."
  • West Nile Virus Map - (dead link)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services see Medicine - U.S. Department of Health & Human Resources

U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

University of Minnesota Academic Health Center - Center for Infectious Disease Research And Policy (CIDRAP)
Sections include: Bioterrorism: General Bioterrorism Info ; Anthrax ; Botulism ; Plague ; Smallpox ; Tularemia ; VHF.  Food Safety: General Information ; Biosecurity ; Irradiation ; Foodborne Disease.

University of Wisconsin, Madison - Institute for Molecular Virology (IMV)

  • Virus World - (dead link)
    Images and Animations Database
    Sections include: Virus Imaging ; Virus Structure Tutorials ; Other Tutorials

  • Virus News and Links

Vector Ecology Newsletter

VirOligo Compilation Lab
"... is part of an effort to provide methods suitable for assessing what viruses are present in samples. Such methods should faciliate studies of the spatial and temporal distribution of viruses and their diversity at any one time and place...To this end, we are also exploring Virus Signature Hybridization (ViSH) and Virus Signature Amplification (ViSA) (2), microarray-based methods for hybridization and PCR amplification."
Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oklahoma State University

Virology Down Under

Virtual Museum of Bacteria
"...This site brings together many links on bacteria, bacteriology, and related topics available on the web. It also provides crystal-clear information about many aspects of bacteria."

  • Yersinia pestis
    Sections include: Facts Sheets ; Lectures ; Scientific Papers ; Scientific Links.
    Written by Dr. T. M. Wassenaar (curator)

WilsonCenter.org

World Health Organization

  • FluNet
    Global Influenza Surveillance Network
    Sections include: News, Reports ; Data Entry ; Isolates, Activity ; Links ; Centres, Partners ; Info, Documents ; Recent Isolates ; Centre Reporting ; Recent Activity.
    Communicable Disease Surveillance and Response (CSR)


    • Disease Outbreak News
    • Global Atlas of Infectious Diseases - (dead link)
      An Interactive Information and Mapping System
      "In a single electronic platform, the WHOís Communicable Disease Global Atlas is bringing together for analysis and comparison standardized data and statistics for infectious diseases at country, regional, and global levels. The analysis and interpretation of data are further supported through information on demography, socioeconomic conditions, and environmental factors."

    • Haemorrhagic Fevers - Ebola
      • Ebola: The Virus and the Disease - (dead link)
        A special supplement of  The Journal of Infectious Diseases (Vol. 79, Supplement 1, February 1999) sponsored by WHO and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
        "This is one of the single most comprehensive current publications about Ebola haemorrhagic fever. As ebola epidemics are severe, yet occur infrequently there are only limited opportunities to gain new insight into the epidemiology and clinical picture of the disease. The supplement is a concise source of available information, identifies remaining gaps in knowledge and puts Ebola epidemics into an understandable public health context."

      • Ebola Virus Haemorrhagic Fever
        "
      • edited by SR Pattyn contains the Proceedings of an International Colloquium on Ebola Virus Infection and other Haemorrhagic Fevers  held in Antwerp, Belgium, 6-8 December 1977.
      • Ebola Fact Sheet
      • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
        "This web page has been created to provide the public and professionals information about Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The site will be updated daily to ensure that the most current information is available."
        Includes: WHO Guidelines/Recommendations/Descriptions ; WHO Collaborative Networks ; Travel ; Media ; Other Information Resources.

  • Report on Infectious Diseases

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