The evolution and expansion of regional disease surveillance networks and their role in mitigating the threat of infectious disease outbreaks

Emerging Health Threats Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Bond, Katherine C ^a   Macfarlane, Sarah B ^b   Burke, Charlanne ^a   Ungchusak, Kumnuan ^c   Wibulpolprasert, Suwit ^c  

^a ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cross border; Disease surveillance; International Health Regulations; Pandemics; Regional networks; SARS; Trust

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA A (H5N1); INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEADERSHIP; LIVESTOCK; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK REDUCTION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WILDLIFE CONSERVATION; ZOONOSIS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ORGANIZATIONS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84881172958     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17528550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ehtj.v6i0.19913     Document Type: Article

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