Sustaining global surveillance and response to emerging zoonotic diseases

The Resource Sustaining global surveillance and response to emerging zoonotic diseases

Label

Sustaining global surveillance and response to emerging zoonotic diseases

Statement of responsibility

Gerald T. Keusch [and others] editors ; Committee on Achieving Sustainable Global Capacity for Surveillance and Response to Emerging Diseases of Zoonotic Origin, Board on Global Health, Institute of Medicine, and National Researchh Council, Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies

Language

eng

Summary

"H1N1 ('swine flu'), SARS, mad cow disease, and HIV/AIDS are a few examples of zoonotic diseases-diseases transmitted between humans and animals. Zoonotic diseases are a growing concern given multiple factors: their often novel and unpredictable nature, their ability to emerge anywhere and spread rapidly around the globe, and their major economic toll on several disparate industries. Infectious disease surveillance systems are used to detect this threat to human and animal health. By systematically collecting data on the occurrence of infectious diseases in humans and animals, investigators can track the spread of disease and provide an early warning to human and animal health officials, nationally and internationally, for follow-up and response. Unfortunately, and for many reasons, current disease surveillance has been ineffective or untimely in alerting officials to emerging zoonotic diseases. Sustaining Global Surveillance and Response to Emerging Zoonotic Diseases assesses some of the disease surveillance systems around the world, and recommends ways to improve early detection and response. The book presents solutions for improved coordination between human and animal health sectors, and among governments and international organizations"--Publisher's description

Cataloging source

N$T

Dewey number

362.196/959

Illustrations

illustrations
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Index

no index present

Language note

English

LC call number

RA639

LC item number

.I57 2009eb

Literary form

non fiction

NAL call number

RA639

NAL item number

.I578 2009

Nature of contents

dictionaries
bibliography

NLM call number

WA 110

NLM item number

I585s 2009

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