Managing the Risk of Emerging Diseases: From Rhetoric to Action

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2010
Document Type:
Briefing
Theme:
Agriculture
Authors:
Burgos, S., Otte, J.

Abstract

New infectious diseases affecting humans, such as SARS and HPAI, will continue to emerge from the animal Kingdom, with the potential of human-to-human transmissibility. Current responses to emerging diseases are largely reactive and focus on protection rather than prevention. It is suggested that proactive disease risk management must build on multi-disciplinary collaboration, cross-agency partnerships, international commitment and scientific advances.

Citation

Burgos, S.; Otte, J. Managing the Risk of Emerging Diseases: From Rhetoric to Action. (2010) 4 pp.

Managing the Risk of Emerging Diseases: From Rhetoric to Action

Published 1 January 2010
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