...Burcu Adivar; Ebru Selin Selen Purpose This study aims to analyze the epidemic modeling applications and policy‐making strategies for six different infectious diseases in a number of countries, thus comparing and contrasting research in underdeveloped, developing, and developed countries...

... previous floods of Bangladesh. Field investigation was conducted in January 2007. Findings Flood is a common feature of the study area. Water supply and sanitation condition become severely disrupted during flood when it embraces various water borne diseases. During every flood about two‐thirds...

... in the prevention and management of epidemics. Mark Neal can be contacted at: markneal100@yahoo.co.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Bovine spongiform encephalopathy Diseases United Kingdom Much has been written about the “risk society”, a form of contemporary advanced society...