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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815054703321

Titolo

Achieving sustainable global capacity for surveillance and response to emerging diseases of zoonotic origin [[electronic resource] ] : workshop report / / Alexandra Beatty, Kimberly Scott, and Peggy Tsai, rapporteurs ; Committee on Achieving Sustainable Global Capacity for Surveillance and Response to Emerging Diseases of Zoonotic Origin; Board on Global Health Institute of Medicine ; Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources Division on Earth and Life Studies, Institute of Medicine and National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, 2008

ISBN

0-309-17814-2

9786611973124

1-281-97312-2

0-309-12819-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (151 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BeattyAlexandra S

ScottKimberly A

TsaiPeggy

Disciplina

614.4

Soggetti

Animals as carriers of disease

Communicable diseases - Prevention

Environmental monitoring

Epidemics

Public health surveillance

Zoonoses

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. The convergence of forces responsible for zoonoses -- 3. Current surveillance systems for detecting zoonoses in animals -- 4. Diseases in humans: early warning systems -- 5. Laboratory and epidemiological capacity -- 6. Concluding participant discussions on facilitating communication and developing a globally sustainable surveillance system.