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Institute of medicine publishes new report on microbial threats to health
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Citation style for this article: . Institute of medicine publishes new report on microbial threats to health. Euro Surveill. 2003;7(12):pii=2192. https://doi.org/10.2807/esw.07.12.02192-en
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Abstract
“Microbial Threats to health: emergence, detection, and response”, published this week by the Institute of Medicine focuses on the need for renewed commitment faced with the increased impact of infectious diseases in the United States since publication of the landmark report, “Emerging Infections: Microbial Threats to Health in the United States” in 1992. The report’s authors, the Committee on Emerging Microbial Threats to Health in the 21st century, recommend enhanced global capacity for response to infectious diseases and stresses the importance of a robust public health system in responding to any disease outbreak.
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