April 25, 2017
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A team of experts from the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security conducted an independent external assessment of Taiwan's capabilities under the International Health Regulations 2005 (IHR), using the IHR Joint External Evaluation (JEE) tool adopted by the World Health Organization and the Global Health Security Agenda. This article describes the methods and process of the assessment, identifies lessons learned, and makes recommendations for the government of Taiwan, the JEE process, and the JEE tool.
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Public Health & Healthcare Preparedness
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NEWS
The End of Foreign Aid as We Know It.
The administration's cut to global health funding could also put Americans at risk in the event of a major epidemic.
"We're going to see a lot of deaths that will be easily preventable actually come to fruition," warned John Norris, a former USAID employee. "We're going to see our own country much more vulnerable to the spread of infectious diseases as we saw with the Ebola crisis. Things that start abroad can quickly erupt here."
(Foreign Policy, 4/24/17)
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NEWS
As Zika Season Nears, States Brace for an End to CDC Funding.
In meetings at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta last week, federal officials told state health departments that Zika funding initially envisioned to last five years will likely run out this summer instead, according to representatives of six states that attended the meetings.
(PBS, 4/21/17)
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REPORT
Varicella Fatality on a Cargo Vessel - Puerto Rico, 2015.
On December 30, 2015, the U.S. Coast Guard notified CDC of the death of a crew member of a foreign cargo vessel off the coast of Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rico Department of Health was contacted to liaise with the medical examiner. Lung tissue and skin lesion specimens collected at autopsy were positive for varicella-zoster virus DNA by polymerase chain reaction at CDC. The cause of death was reported as varicella pneumonia. No other medical conditions were reported.
(CDC, 4/21/17)
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BLOG
Closer Than Ever.
Some of the world's most accomplished disease experts - including experts from CDC's Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria - are gathering in Geneva this week at the NTD Summit 2017. Neglected tropical diseases are a group of parasitic, bacterial, and viral diseases that cause illness and disability in more than 1.5 billion people worldwide.
(CDC, 4/19/17)
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NEWS
Feds Practice Ebola Evacuations Despite Past Trump Criticism.
The State Department and Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday they led an unprecedented inter-agency drill last week to test their preparedness to deal with a new outbreak of Ebola or another deadly, highly infectious disease. In the drill, 11 simulated patients were flown in specially designed bio-containment containers on a pair of 747s and three smaller Gulfstream jets from Sierra Leone to Washington's Dulles International Airport.
(Washington Post, 4/18/17)
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An Approach to and Web-Based Tool for Infectious Disease Outbreak Intervention Analysis. Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory apply a Susceptible-Infectious-Recovered model to three diseases (measles, norovirus, and influenza) to show the feasibility of its use and describe a research agenda to further promote interactions between decision makers and the modeling community. (Nature, 4/18/17) |
RESEARCH
Policing and Public Health - Strategies for Collaboration.
Researchers from CDC and Cardiff University describe how policing and public health have largely been perceived by clinicians, researchers, and policy makers as 2 entirely separate approaches to reducing violence. This long-standing tradition, reinforced by the different languages of criminal justice systems (eg, deterrence, culpability, victimhood, and offending) and public health systems (eg, injury, risk factors, and epidemiology), has perhaps contributed to limited collaboration between local law enforcement agencies and public health to prevent violence.
(JAMA, 4/18/17)
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BLOG
Battling Biting Mosquitoes and Jumping Genes in 2016.
CDC's National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases has worked over the past year to confront a wide range of infectious disease concerns. From antibiotic resistance to Zika, last year's threats required rapid and innovative responses, and CDC experts stepped up to the plate.
(CDC, 4/17/17)
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Homeland Security & Disaster Preparedness
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Radiological & Nuclear Disaster Preparedness
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BLOG
Preventing Nuclear Terrorism Through Global Nuclear Material Removals.
NNSA's efforts to prevent, counter, and respond to the threats of nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism make a vital contribution to US national security. NNSA helps make the world a safer place by removing or confirming the disposition of weapons-usable nuclear material from civilian sites across the globe, ensuring that these materials will never be used by terrorists to make a nuclear weapon.
(NNSA, 4/20/17)
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Science & Technology Policy
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Building a 21st Century Infrastructure for America: Mitigating Damage and Recovering Quickly from Disasters. US House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. 4/27/17, 10 AM. Rayburn 2167.
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Department of Defense Laboratories and Their Contributions to Military Operations and Readiness. US Senate Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities. 5/3/17, 10 AM. Russell 222.
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