Identifying Future Disease Hot Spots

Infectious Disease Vulnerability Index

• Author(s): Melinda Moore, Bill Gelfeld, Adeyemi Okunogbe, Paul Christopher,
• Publisher: Rand Corporation
• Pages: 81
• ISBN_10: 0833095749
  ISBN_13: 9780833095749
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Medical / Infectious Diseases , Medical / Epidemiology , Medical / Health Care Delivery , Medical / Health Policy , Medical / Public Health , Social Science / Disasters & Disaster Relief ,

Description:... Recent high-profile outbreaks such as Ebola and Zika have illustrated the transnational nature of infectious diseases. Countries that are most vulnerable to outbreaks may be higher priorities for technical support. RAND’s Infectious Disease Vulnerability Index should help U.S. government and international agencies identify these countries and inform programming to preemptively mitigate the spread and effects of potential transnational outbreaks.