Emerging Infectious Diseases From the Global to the Local Perspective : A Summary of a Workshop of the Forum on Emerging Infections

(Institute of Medicine) Summarizes the fifth workshop of the Forum on Emerging Infections, held in October 1999. Examines the international aspects of emerging infections and the forces driving these diseases to prominence from the global to the local levels. Softcover.

In October 1999, the Forum on Emerging Infections of the Institute of Medicine convened a two-day workshop titled "International Aspects of Emerging Infections." Key representatives from the international community explored the forces that drive emerging infectious diseases to prominence.

Representatives from the Americas, Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and Europe made formal presentations and engaged in panel discussions. Emerging Infectious Diseases from the Global to the Local Perspective includes summaries of the formal presentations and suggests an agenda for future action.

The topics addressed cover a wide range of issues, including trends in the incidence of infectious diseases around the world, descriptions of the wide variety of factors that contribute to the emergence and reemergence of these diseases, efforts to coordinate surveillance activities and responses within and across borders, and the resource, research, and international needs that remain to be addressed.

In October 1999, the Forum on Emerging Infections of the Institute of Medicine convened a two-day workshop titled “International Aspects of Emerging Infections.” Key representatives from the international community explored the forces that drive emerging infectious diseases to prominence.

Representatives from the Americas, Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and Europe made formal presentations and engaged in panel discussions. Emerging Infectious Diseases from the Global to the Local Perspective includes summaries of the formal presentations and suggests an agenda for future action.

The topics addressed cover a wide range of issues, including trends in the incidence of infectious diseases around the world, descriptions of the wide variety of factors that contribute to the emergence and reemergence of these diseases, efforts to coordinate surveillance activities and responses within and across borders, and the resource, research, and international needs that remain to be addressed.

Annotation The workshop, the Forum's fifth, was held in October 1999, and addressed the international aspects of emerging infections and the forces that drives these disease to prominence, from the global to the local levels. The emphasis is on the interplay between emerging diseases, economics and trade, public health policies, popular and demography, strategic planning and resource allocation, and infrastructure. No index is provided. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) In October 1999, the Forum on Emerging Infections of the Institute of Medicine convened a two-day workshop titled International Aspects of Emerging Infections. This book includes summaries of the formal presentations and suggests an agenda for action. The topics addressed include trends in the incidence of infectious diseases, and research. And Assessment -- Introduction -- Emerging infections in Latin America -- Emerging infections in Africa -- Emerging infections in Asia and the Pacific -- Emerging infections in Europe -- References -- Appendixes