Infectious disease movement in a borderless world : workshop summary

The Resource Infectious disease movement in a borderless world : workshop summary
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Infectious disease movement in a borderless world : workshop summary
Title remainder
workshop summary
Statement of responsibility
rapporteurs, David A. Relman, Eileen R. Choffnes, and Alison Mack ; Forum on Microbial Threats, Board on Global Health, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
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Language
eng
Summary
"Modern transportation allows people, animals, and plants, and the pathogens they carry, to travel more easily than ever before. The ease and speed of travel, tourism, and international trade connect once-remote areas with one another, eliminating many of the geographic and cultural barriers that once limited the spread of disease. Because of our global interconnectedness through transportation, tourism and trade, infectious diseases emerge more frequently; spread greater distances; pass more easily between humans and animals; and evolve into new and more virulent strains. The IOM's Forum on Microbial Threats hosted the workshop "Globalization, Movement of Pathogens (and Their Hosts) and the Revised International Health Regulations" December 16-17, 2008 in order to explore issues related to infectious disease spread in a "borderless" world. Participants discussed the global emergence, establishment, and surveillance of infectious diseases; the complex relationship between travel, trade, tourism, and the spread of infectious diseases; national and international policies for mitigating disease movement locally and globally; and obstacles and opportunities for detecting and containing these potentially wide-reaching and devastating diseases. This document summarizes the workshop."--Summary
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N$T
Dewey number
362.196/9
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  • illustrations
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Index
no index present
Language note
English
LC call number
RA643
LC item number
.I6536 2010eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
NLM call number
  • 2010 F-230
  • WA 110
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