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Infectious Disease Control

Infectious disease control is the coordinated set of strategies used to prevent, contain, and reduce the spread of diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. It combines surveillance to detect and track infections, interventions that interrupt transmission, measu…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 5 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 20× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2641-4538 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Infectious disease control is the coordinated set of strategies used to prevent, contain, and reduce the spread of diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites. It combines surveillance to detect and track infections, interventions that interrupt transmission, measures that protect susceptible populations, and the policies and financing that make these activities sustainable. Core tools include vaccination, case identification and treatment, isolation and quarantine, vector and environmental control, and non-pharmaceutical measures such as hand hygiene, mask wearing, physical distancing, and the regulation of gatherings and institutions like schools. The COVID-19 pandemic illustrated many of these levers in practice, prompting research into the effectiveness of face-mask adoption and social distancing, the timing of school reopening amid sustained or seasonal respiratory transmission, and the knowledge, risk perception, and attitudes of healthcare workers who implement control measures. On an international scale, infectious disease control also depends on health-system financing and reimbursement policies that determine access to diagnosis and treatment, and on cross-border cooperation given the speed of modern travel and trade. By integrating epidemiology, microbiology, behavioural science, and health policy, the field aims to limit outbreaks, mitigate their health and economic impact, and strengthen preparedness for emerging and re-emerging infectious threats worldwide.

Research published in this journal

5 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 5 articles above have been cited 20 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Infectious Disease Control, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Public Health International (ISSN 2641-4538).

Journal editorial board
Javad Javan-Noughabi · United Kingdom Evelyn O Talbott · United States Zainab Taha · United Arab Emirates

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