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Infectious disease epidemiology studies how pathogens move through populations and what factors drive outbreaks and transmission. This book opens with core concepts—reservoirs, modes of transmission, incubation periods—and then builds practical skills in surveillance and outbreak investigation. It explains study designs used to measure incidence and risk, from cohort studies to case–control investigations, with real-world examples. Chapters on modelling and genomic epidemiology show how modern tools refine contact tracing and predict spread. There are practical sections on vaccination impact assessment, antimicrobial resistance surveillance, and ethical issues in outbreak response. Designed for public-health trainees, clinicians, and policy-makers, it balances theory with action-oriented guidance.

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Oleksandr Hruzevskyi, MD, PhD, Doctor of Medicine, is a Professor at the Department of General and Clinical Epidemiology and Biosafety with a course on Microbiology and Virology at Odesa National Medical University. Dr. Hruzevskyi received his MD in 1996 (Diploma with Honors) from Odesa State Medical University, Ukraine, and subsequently defended his PhD (Candidate's Dissertation) in Microbiology in 2000 at the Research Institute of Microbiology and Immunology named after E.E. Metchnikoff (Kharkiv, Ukraine). In 2021, he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Medicine in Microbiology at the State Institution ""Research Institute of Microbiology and Immunology named after E.E. Metchnikoff"" of the National Academy of Sciences (Kharkiv, Ukraine), with certification as a Bacteriologist from the Kharkiv Academy of Postgraduate Studies. Dr. Hruzevskyi began his career as a sanitary worker at the Emergency Hospital in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, before working as a laboratory assistant at the Laboratory of Microbiology of the Odesa Institute of Clinical Biochemistry and Animal Sanitation. He completed his postgraduate studies at the Department of Microbiology, Virology and Immunology at Odesa State Medical University, where he later served as assistant professor, associate professor, acting head, and head of the department. Since 2022, he has been a professor at the Department of General and Clinical Epidemiology and Biosafety with a course on Microbiology and Virology at Odesa National Medical University. His professional activities include teaching microbiology, virology, and immunology to students and postgraduates in Ukrainian, Russian, and English, developing and updating methodological materials, and conducting experimental scientific research and data analysis. Dr. Hruzevskyi is a member of the Trade Union of Health Professionals. His research interests focus on bacteriology, clinical microbiology, and the development of innovative diagnostic methods.

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