title: Modernizing public health law.
abstract: The rapid spread of a mutant strain of Escherichia coli throughout Europe highlights the need for modern and flexible public health laws to identify, control and treat infections and contamination that give significant concern for the health of the population. In this article, Richard Griffith and Cassam Tengnah outline the amendments to the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 that adopt an all-hazards approach to threats to public health.
authors: School of Health Science, Swansea University. rochard.griffith@swan.ac.uk
authors: Richard
authors: R
authors: Griffith
authors: Cassam
authors: C
authors: Tengnah
mesh_terms: D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018563:Disease Notification / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004739:England; D033161:Government Regulation; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014852:Wales