LibGuides: Clinical Specialties Guide: Infectious Diseases

Warnings & Recalls

North American Measles Outbreak 2025
Update from VisualDx. Measles outbreaks are unfolding in Texas and New Mexico, with more threats on the horizon. Early detection is critical, but most clinicians have never seen a real case. Measles is one of the most contagious infectious diseases, and delayed diagnosis can accelerate its spread and worsen patient outcomes. The ability to recognize subtle variations in presentation can mean the difference between containment and an outbreak. View measles images in light and dark skin tones to improve your recognition and read the signs and symptoms.
Health Canada's Advisories, Warnings & Recalls
Canadian Food Inspection Agency's Food Recalls & Allergy Alerts
PHAC Travel Health Advisories

Clinical Information Tools

Library supported mobile apps and sites for health sciences

Visual Dx
VisualDx is a diagnostic clinical decision support system which combines high-quality, peer-reviewed medical images and concise, actionable information to assist in the accurate recognition and management of disease. Health care professionals can input visual clues, symptoms, and patient history to help make the correct diagnosis. There is a filter for Skin of Colour that allows the user to browse images of conditions in non-white skin.

Key Journals

Searching for Journals

If you're searching for a journal to publish in, you can utilize Scopus to conduct a review of the journals within your subject area or field. This is a helpful tool because

You can search for journals by subject area
Scopus has a measure of research called CiteScore, which rates journals on the basis of citation counts
You can filter for journals based on Open Access status

To do this, access Scopus through the Health Science Resources page, and select Sources at the top right of the page. Then, select the subject area along the top of the page, and select any additional filters along the left of the page.

However, it is also important to note that citation rates do not necessarily corelate with journal quality. These numbers represent an average across multiple years, and should not be used to evaluate the quality of a single article.