Consists of papers sent to delegates intended for discussion at the 3rd Meeting of the Chief Medical Officer's Communicable Disease Strategy Group held on 20 April 1999.

Includes;

Covering correspondence;

Agenda for the 3rd meeting;

Minutes of the 2nd meeting, held on 23 March 1999;

Paper by Dr Eileen Rubery of the Department of Health entitled 'Antimicrobial Resistance: Overview';

Paper by Professor Chris Bartlett, Director of Public Health Laboratory Service's (PHLS) Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre entitled 'Prevention and Control of Imported Infections';

Paper by Dr Rosalind Stanwell-Smith, Consultant Epidemiologist at the PHLS Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre entitled 'Water Related Disease - Overview';

Paper by Dr Elizabeth Haworth and Dr Patrick Morgan, President and Vice President of the Public Health Medicine Environmental Group, entitled 'Infrastructure/Local Arrangements';

Paper by Professor J. E. Banatvala, Department of Health, entitled 'Research: An Overview and Development';

Paper by Dr Barbara McFarlane, Research Programme Manager at the Medical Research Council (MRC), entitled 'Research: MRC Involvement';

Paper by Dr Philip Monk, Secretary to an Inter College Group, chaired by the Faculty of Public Health Medicine, entitled 'Education, Training and Infrastructure';

Paper by Professor Jim McEwen, Faculty of Public Health Medicine and the Royal College of Pathologists, entitled 'Training for the CDCC [Consultant in Communicable Disease Control] Role';

Paper by Dr Mark Bale, Health and Safety Executive, entitled 'Occupational Health Issues';

Paper by the Department of Health's Economics and Operational Research Division, entitled 'Problems of Public Communication';

Paper by Ms Helen McCallum, Director of Communications at Department of Health, entitled 'Communications Issues - Overview';

And summary of responses to Sir Liam's open letter inviting comments on the issues and comments that need to be addressed by the Communicable Disease Strategy.