A growing global network's role in outbreak response: AFHSC-GEIS 2008-2009

A cornerstone of effective disease surveillance programs comprises the early identification of infectious threats and the subsequent rapid response to prevent further spread. Effectively identifying, tracking and responding to these threats is often difficult and requires international cooperation d...

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Published in:BMC public health 2011-03, Vol.11 Suppl 2 (Suppl 2), p.S3-S3
Main Authors: Johns, Matthew C, Burke, Ronald L, Vest, Kelly G, Fukuda, Mark, Pavlin, Julie A, Shrestha, Sanjaya K, Schnabel, David C, Tobias, Steven, Tjaden, Jeffrey A, Montgomery, Joel M, Faix, Dennis J, Duffy, Mark R, Cooper, Michael J, Sanchez, Jose L, Blazes, David L, Wangchuk, Sonam, Dorji, Tandin, Gibbons, Robert, Iamsirithaworn, Sopon, Richardson, Jason, Buathong, Rome, Jarman, Richard, Yoon, In-Kyu, Shakya, Geeta, Ofula, Victor, Coldren, Rodney, Bulimo, Wallace, Sang, Rosemary, Omariba, Duke, Obura, Beryl, Mwala, Dennis, Kasper, Matthew, Brice, Gary, Williams, Maya, Yasuda, Chad, Barthel, Robert V, Pimentel, Guillermo, Meyers, Chris, Kammerer, Peter, Baynes, Darcie E, Metzgar, David, Hawksworth, Anthony, Blair, Patrick, Ellorin, Melody, Coon, Robert, Macintosh, Victor, Burwell, Kristen, Macias, Elizabeth, Palys, Thomas, Jerke, Kurt
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerospace medicine
Armed forces
Communicable Disease Control - methods
Communicable Disease Control - organization & administration
Communicable Diseases, Emerging - epidemiology
Communicable Diseases, Emerging - prevention & control
Diplomatic & consular services
Disease control
Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control
Epidemiology
Global Health
Government Agencies
Host country
Humans
Influenza
International Cooperation
Laboratories
Medical research
Military Personnel
Pandemics
Public health
Respiratory diseases
Review
Sentinel Surveillance
United States
World Health Organization
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Summary:A cornerstone of effective disease surveillance programs comprises the early identification of infectious threats and the subsequent rapid response to prevent further spread. Effectively identifying, tracking and responding to these threats is often difficult and requires international cooperation due to the rapidity with which diseases cross national borders and spread throughout the global community as a result of travel and migration by humans and animals. From Oct.1, 2008 to Sept. 30, 2009, the United States Department of Defense's (DoD) Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System (AFHSC-GEIS) identified 76 outbreaks in 53 countries. Emerging infectious disease outbreaks were identified by the global network and included a wide spectrum of support activities in collaboration with host country partners, several of which were in direct support of the World Health Organization's (WHO) International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005). The network also supported military forces around the world affected by the novel influenza A/H1N1 pandemic of 2009. With IHR (2005) as the guiding framework for action, the AFHSC-GEIS network of international partners and overseas research laboratories continues to develop into a far-reaching system for identifying, analyzing and responding to emerging disease threats.
ISSN:1471-2458
1471-2458
DOI:10.1186/1471-2458-11-S2-S3