Dear Colleagues- I am pleased to inform you of the recently published manual, Control of Communicable Diseases Manual, 17th edition. This manual is available through the American Public Health Association in English or through the Pan American Health Organization in Spanish (El Control de las Enfermedades Transmisibles, 17a edición.) Each of the diseases in this easy-to-read, easy-to-understand manual includes identification, infectious agent, occurrence, mode of transmission, incubation period, susceptibility and resistance, and methods of control, including prevention and epidemic control measures. This 17th edition includes information on Hendra and Nipah viral diseases, and bioterrorism. For more information, please visit both the www.apha.org and http://publications.paho.org websites. Alternatively, a copy of the Spanish edition may be ordered through the following contact information: Internet: http://publications.paho.org Email: [log in to unmask] Fax: 301-206-9789 Tel: 301-617-7806 Thank you. Cary Hatten Pan American Health Organization Email: [log in to unmask]