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Global Infectious Disease Surveillance and Detection: Assessing the Challenges. Workshop Summary

Released:
October 22, 2007
Type:
Workshop Summary
Topics:
Diseases, Global Health
Activity:
Forum on Microbial Threats
Board:
Board on Global Health

Note: Workshop Summaries contain the opinion of the presenters, but do NOT reflect the conclusions of the IOM. Learn more about the differences between Workshop Summaries and Consensus Reports.

Early detection is essential to the control of emerging, reemerging, and novel infectious diseases, whether naturally occurring or intentionally introduced. Containing the spread of such diseases in a profoundly interconnected world requires active vigilance for signs of an outbreak, rapid recognition of its presence, and diagnosis of its microbial cause, in addition to strategies and resources for an appropriate and efficient response. Although these actions are often viewed in terms of human public health, they also challenge the plant and animal health communities.

The Institute of Medicine's Forum on Microbial Threats convened a workshop addressing Global Infectious Disease Surveillance and Detection: Assessing the Challenges-Finding Solutions on December 12 and 13, 2006,  to consider scientific and policy issues relevant to the practice of disease surveillance and detection. Workshop participants examined current and emerging methods and strategies for the surveillance, detection, and diagnosis of human, animal, and plant diseases in order to assess resource needs and opportunities for improving and coordinating global infectious disease surveillance, detection, and reporting. 


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