How can infectious diseases be prioritized in public health? A standardized prioritization scheme for discussion

The prevention and control of infectious diseases involves dealing with numerous pathogens, each of which poses a specific threat to public health. In order to rationally allocate the limited resources for research, surveillance and other activities, it is necessary to prioritize infectious diseases...

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Published in:EMBO reports Vol. 9; no. Suppl 1; pp. S22 - S27
Main Author: Krause, Gérard
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.07.2008
Springer Nature B.V
Nature Publishing Group
Subjects:
Bacteria
Communicable Disease Control
Communicable Diseases - epidemiology
Disease control
Disease prevention
EMBO52
EMBO55
Fungi
Health Priorities - standards
Humans
Infectious diseases
Priorities
Public health
Public Health - standards
Science & Society
Science and Society
Viruses
ISSN:1469-221X, 1469-3178, 1469-3178
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Summary:The prevention and control of infectious diseases involves dealing with numerous pathogens, each of which poses a specific threat to public health. In order to rationally allocate the limited resources for research, surveillance and other activities, it is necessary to prioritize infectious diseases; how to do this is the dilemma that public-health experts face.
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Gérard Krause is Director of the Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology at the Robert Koch Institute in Berlin, Germany.E-mail: krauseg@rki.de
ISSN:1469-221X
1469-3178
1469-3178
DOI:10.1038/embor.2008.76