Research Guides: Public Health: Infectious Diseases

Web Sources for Infectious Diseases Information

Web Resources

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Resources from UMD Libraries A listing of information resources related to the COVID-19.
eMedicine: Infectious Diseases eMedicine is the most authoritative and accessible point of care medical reference available to physicians and other health care professionals on the Internet. The evidence-based content, updated regularly by more than 8,000 attributed physician or health care provider authors and editors, provides the latest practice guidelines in 38 clinical areas.
Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) The official site of the IDSA includes practice guidelines, resources, and information on education and professional development.
MedlinePlus - Infectious Diseases Patient health overviews of infectious disease
Merck Manual - Infectious Diseases Information from the Merck Manual for Healthcare Professionals.

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series based on weekly reports to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by state health departments. Data on specific diseases as reported by state and territorial health departments and reports on infectious and chronic diseases, environmental hazards, natural or human-generated disasters, occupational diseases and injuries, and intentional and unintentional injuries. Also included are reports on topics of international interest and notices of events of interest to the public health community.

National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) is a non-profit, tax-exempt (501c3) organization founded in 1973 and dedicated to educating the public and healthcare professionals about the causes, treatment and prevention of infectious diseases.
National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) Funding to support AHRQ's National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) ended on July 16, 2018. -- Public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, ECRI Institute to Continue Clinical Guideline Work Shuttered by Federal Government Former contractor of AHRQ’s National Guideline Clearinghouse will provide healthcare professionals with trusted information. 7/17/2018 https://www.ecri.org/press/Pages/ECRI_Guideline_Website.aspx
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) conducts and supports basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and ultimately prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.
Public Health Partners - Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce PH Partners helps the public health workforce find and use information effectively to improve and protect the public's health. Structured Evidence Queries find published literature in PubMed which supports achieving Healthy People 2020 objectives.
World Health Organization: Infectious Diseases Includes publications, statistics, multimedia resources, and information on WHO programmes and activities around the globe.
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS)

For more resources, check Epidemiology and Health Statistics, a listing provided by the University of Illinois Library. It includes national statistics, Census data, health and illness data, as well as sources from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the US Department of Health and Human Services Sources.

Data sets, maps, and tools

Data Sets, Maps, and Tools

CDC - National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) Data about national notifiable diseases and conditions are collected by reporting jurisdictions through their reportable disease surveillance programs. Each reporting jurisdiction determines how to manage their priority health issues and resources. Therefore, each reporting jurisdiction determines whether a surveillance system for a given notifiable disease in their state or territory should be active or passive in nature, and state-wide or localized to a specific region of the state or territory. Because resources and priorities change over time, the attributes of a surveillance system for a given disease or condition are also subject to change over time. The nature and characteristics of each reporting jurisdiction’s surveillance system may impact the interpretation of an NNDSS-based data analysis.
Demographic & Health (DHS) Surveys by Country DHS surveys on health and population in developing countries. NOTE: not every country included here.
Design for Health To accelerate the use of design in addressing global health challenges, the Gates Foundation and USAID’s Center for Innovation and Impact (CII) have partnered to develop resources to support the understanding, appropriate use, and effectiveness of design in global health.
DISMOD II WHO DISMOD II is a software tool that may be used to check the consistency of estimates of incidence, prevalence, duration and case fatality for diseases.
Ebola Outbreak in West Africa — Outbreak Distribution Map From the CDC
GBD Results Tool Allow users to query, view, and download, in CSV format, the following: Data input sources, Model input data and Estimates (final GBD results: the point estimates and 95% uncertainty intervals, where appropriate, for study indicators).
Global Atlas of Infectious Diseases From WHO, a platform for 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.
Global Burden of Disease: US County Profiles Snapshot of disease incidence and prevalence in U.S. counties.
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation: GBD Interactive data visualizations using GBD data.
WHO Global Health Estimates Comprehensive and comparable assessment of mortality and loss of health due to diseases and injuries for all regions of the world.
WHO Global Observatory The major World Health Organization database. Can search by theme e.g. "Global Burden of Disease," or by country. Includes maps on selected topics.
WHO Data Collections The World Health Organization manages and maintains a wide range of data collections related to global health and well-being as mandated by our Member States.
World Bank Data Can search by country, topic (e.g. health), or indicator (e.g. mortality rate). All World Bank data is now freely available on the site.
World Health Report WHO's annual report (most recent is 2013).

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