Responsibility for public health protection from communicable diseases exists at three government levels in the U.S. (federal, state/tribe, and local/municipal), with states having the authority to ...

A communicable disease is one that spreads from one person or animal to another or from a surface to a person. They are the result of pathogens, such as viruses and bacteria. Communicable diseases ...

The Ecological Society of America (ESA) has compiled a virtual collection of research related to the ecology of infectious diseases, and offers a list of scientific experts available for comment and ...