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HSCI 2212: Emerging Disease Assignment (Glass)

Background sources for infectious diseases

Most on this list are from government agencies or international NGOs (non-governmental organizations) such as the WHO.

  • CDC health topics A-Z
    Links to basic and more specific aspects of diseases and conditions. From the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
     
  • Global Health Now (GNW)
    Newsletter that covers global health research, trends and events. Hosted by the John Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.
     
  • Health Canada - Diseases and conditions
    Links to current background and surveillance information from Health Canada.
     
  • NIAID Biodefence Pathogens
    A list of emerging pathogen threats from the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which works in consultation with Homeland Security and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
     
  • ProMED - Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases
    The largest publicly-available system conducting global reporting of infectious disease outbreaks. From the International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID).
     
  • Statista
    Provides quick and reliable access to over 1 million statistics on 80,000 topics from 18,000 sources; includes health and medical topics.
     
  • UNAIDS 
    Extensive background information on HIV and AIDS from UNAIDS, a joint United Nations-World Bank program.
     
  • WHO fact sheets
    Fact sheets on a range of health topics from the World Health Organization (WHO).

News and newspaper sites

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  • CBC News
    From the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
     
  • The Guardian - International Edition
    UK-based independent newspaper with global coverage.
     
  • The Nation - Kenya Edition
    Based out of Nairobi, The Nation newspaper publishes Africa, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania editions.
     
  • New York Times
     For full access to news and more, register for a free account using your Langara email address. Once your account is created, you can login to the NYT website and/or the mobile app.
     
  • The Times of India - US Edition
    One of the largest English-language newspapers in the world, based out of Mumbai.
     
  • The Ottawa Citizen
    Canadian daily newspaper based out of the nation's capital, Ottawa.