Christopher Phillips, PhD, on his article in the new open-access book Viral Networks: Connecting Digital Humanities and Medical History
Tag: epidemiology
Web Collecting During the Zika Outbreak
By Christie Moffatt ~ This week is “Mosquito Control Awareness week,” and agencies across the Department of Health and Human Services are taking this opportunity
D. Carleton Gajdusek and Kuru in New Guinea
By John Rees A new archival collection, The D. Carleton Gajdusek Papers, 1918–2000, is now available at the National Library of Medicine for those interested in
Measles
Circulating Now welcomes Dr. Morens, Senior Advisor to the Director of the NIAID and an epidemiologist with a long-standing interest in emerging infectious diseases, virology, tropical medicine, and medical history.
Future Historical Collections: Archiving the 2014 Ebola Outbreak
Of the information about Ebola on the web, what will remain one, ten, or even fifty years from now? This content is at high risk for loss.
A Physician’s Perspective on the Russian Flu
In November 1889, a rash of cases of influenza-like-illness appeared in St. Petersburg, Russia. Soon, the “Russia Influenza” spread across Europe and the world. This