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Books

To retrieve publications on Pandemics, consult the library's catalog and conduct a subject search for:

Communicable Diseases
Epidemics
Influenza
Pandemics

Here are a few books to begin your research:

Infectious Disease Litigation: Science, Law and Procedure (ABA Section of Litigation, 2021)
David P. Fidler, International Law and Infectious Diseases (1999)
David P. Fidler, International Law and Public Health: Materials on and Analysis of Global Health Jurisprudence (2000)
Jon Cohen et. al., Infectious Diseaeses (2017)
Influenza and Public Health: Learning from Past Pandemics (Tamara Giles-Vernick and Susan Craddock ; with Jennifer Gunn, ed. 2010)
Law and the Public Dimension of Health (Robyn Martin and Linda Johnson ed., 2001)

Journal Articles

Consult the Research Guide on Articles for Legal & Non-Legal Research for assistance in locating articles on pandemics. You can also filter the library catalog to articles only when searching for pandemic, infectious diseases, coronavirus, zika or any other terms.

Medical Journal Articles

Medline (PubMed)
This is the most important index for U.S. medical journals, and includes many international ones as well. Medline (Ovid), see below, is the best way for Georgetown students and faculty to use Medline, because the full text of some articles are available. Medline is also available for free on the Web (without full text) through the PubMed service at the National Library of Medicine.
Medline (Ovid)
A version of Medline with access to the full text of many articles. Available to Georgetown faculty and students only through the Medical Center's Dahlgren Library.

Public Health Journals

American Journal of Epidemiology
American Journal of Public Health
Bulletin of the World Health Organization: the International Journal of Public Health
Its mission is "[t]o publish and disseminate scientifically rigorous public health information of international significance that enables policy-makers, researchers and practitioners to be more effective and improves health, particularly among disadvantaged populations."
Emerging Infectious Diseases: A Peer-Reviewed Journal Tracking and Analyzing Disease Trends (CDC)
European Journal of Public Health
Eurosurveillance
A joint project since 1995 of the Institut de veille sanitaire at Saint-Maurice, France, and the Health Protection Agency Centre for Infections in London, United Kingdom, funded by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Health and Consumer Protection (DG SANCO), Eurosurveillance is a free journal with monthly and weekly releases publishing "authoritative, peer-reviewed information on communicable diseases from a European perspective." Target readers are professionals and policy makers in the field of communicable diseases.
The Milbank Quarterly
A Multidisciplinary Journal of Population Health and Health Policy.
Weekly Epidemiological Record (World Health Organization)
"[A]n essential instrument for the collation and dissemination of epidemiological data useful in disease surveillance on a global level. Priority is given to diseases or risk factors known to threaten international health."

Current Awareness

BNA's Health Care Daily Report
BNA's Health Law Reporter
ProQuest Research Library
Includes many weekly news magazine (both general, such as Newsweek, and specialized, such as World Disease Weekly).

Bibliographies

Selected Reading, Infectious Diseases
Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy, CIDRAP, University of Minnesota

Government Reports

Congressional Research Service Reports (CRS Reports)
These are non-partisan and in-depth reports produced by the Congressional Research Service, the research arm of the Library of Congress, on a variety of topics for Congress. See box on right for full list of CRS sites.
Global Health Security Index
Comprehensive assessment and benchmarking of health security and related capabilities across the 195 countries that make up the States Parties to the International Health Regulations. The GHS Index is a project of the Nuclear Threat Initiative and the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and was developed with The Economist Intelligence Unit.
Policy File Index (1990-)
Indexes research and publications from public policy think tanks, university research programs, research organizations, and publishers. Each item includes an abstract and, where available, access to the full-text of the report and/or the homepages and email addresses of the authoring institution. This index also includes data visualization tools that is intended to demonstrate and track preparedness for major epidemics of countries and regions around the world.
PAIS Index (1915-)
Covers issues in the public debate through a wide variety of international sources including journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference papers, web content, and more.

Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports

Congressional Research Service (CRS), the research arm of the Library of Congress, provides authoritative, objective, and nonpartisan research and analysis to committees and members of the House of Representatives and the Senate, regardless of party and affiliation. CRS produces new research as issues develop or are anticipated, and their reports are designed specifically to meet the needs of Congress. CRS research, while on a variety of topics, falls under five divisions: American Law; Domestic Social Policy; Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade; Government and Finance; and Resources, Science, and Industry.

ProQuest Congressional
ProQuest Congressional provides CRS reports from 1916 to the present. It is one of the best, most comprehensive single sources for locating and searching through CRS Reports. (Use the Advanced Search page and uncheck everything except CRS Reports under Content Types on the left.)
CRS Reports on Congress.gov
Congress.gov provides public access to reports and other products created by Congressional Research Service. CRS routinely updates reports on their site, designed to reflect new developments and the needs of Congress. This is the official site for CRS Reports.
HeinOnline
HeinOnline provides scanned versions of older CRS Reports from 1999 to the present. CRS reports are listed alphabetically.
EveryCRSReport.com
EveryCRSReport.com provides free access to its collection of CRS reports and also includes archived reports from University of North Texas's CRS Report collection. You can Browse by Topic using the option below the search bar.
Lexis
Provides CRS reports as they are delivered from 2005 to the present. All reports link to the PDF version provided by CRS.

Pandemics - Public Health Research Guide

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