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Intended for advanced students in public and environmental health with experience in general microbiology, this textbook examines key facets of public health processes in relation to variety of microbiological threats. Topics discussed include water and water borne disease, wastewater treatment and sanitation, food borne illnesses relating to meat production, dairy and food preparation and storage, vaccines, sexually transmitted diseases, airborne, vectorborne and zoonotic pathogens, biological warfare and epidemiological surveillance, monitoring and communications. Chapters include illustrations and tables as well as discussion questions and recommendations for further reading. Access to a full range of instructors materials, including PowerPoint slides, is provided. Burlage is a professor of health sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)