Infectious Disease Epidemiology II

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The course is designed to help students gain expertise in modern infectious disease research and apply epidemiological methods to address infectious diseases of national and international importance. Emphasis is given to methods of infectious disease dynamics, designs and evaluation of infectious disease surveillance systems, mathematical models in infectious disease epidemiology, and epidemiological methods for infectious disease research. Specific infectious diseases to be covered include HIV/STD, vaccine-preventable diseases and vaccine safety, healthcare-associated infections, global antimicrobial resistance, infection-associated cancers, and emerging infectious disease.