Summaries of weekly editions are available on the web, and paper editions are available in the Beloit College Library and other depositories of government information. The new National Center for Infectious Diseases has published an extensive list of links to sites about emerging infectious diseases. NCID site also lets you see their slide series of Emerging Infectious Diseases, although you need to be able to read quickly to fully appreciate the slide show. The Hot Zone is also an extensive list of links about emerging diseases. The journal, Emerging Infectious Diseases , is published electronically by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Articles provide updates on newly occuring outbreaks, and serve as a resource for policy makers.
Last updated in September of 1995, it gives a broader picture of the impact diseases have on a country as it also mentions the economic and government situations. It includes a summary of the facts as reported to WHO, generally including the number of people infected and dead. In some cases it has what world health groups are doing in response to the outbreak. It also provides a link to a site containing news of older outbreaks. This WHO site is a lengthy, in depth research project concerning the use of tobacco products and the health effects of that use around the world.