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International Centers as a Basis for Controlling Infectious Disease and Countering Bioterrorism
International Centers as a Basis for Controlling Infectious Disease and Countering Bioterrorism
Pages 250-259
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Martynyuk Vector State Research Center for Virology and Biotechnology Russian Federation Ministry of Health The task of our panel is to examine the role of international collaboration in countering terrorism. In my presentation, I would like to address the need for international cooperation in combating bioterrorism.
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251 Included in all of these areas are proposals for personnel training as well as investigation of and total preparedness for detection and elimination of consequences of possible attacks using chemical or biological agents in all states and cities. The key point is to design a multilevel laboratory network to efficiently warn public health authorities at the community, state, district, and city levels if biological and chemical agents are detected.
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, growth in international trade in food and biological products, social and environmental changes associated with urbanization, and changes in food processing technologies, food distribution networks, and consumer habits determine the likelihood that an infectious disease will emerge in a given country and so create a real threat to the remaining countries worldwide. The Secretariat pointed out the increased possibility of the intentional use of infectious disease agents and emphasized that natural epidemics and those due to the deliberate use of biological agents may manifest themselves in the same manner.
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Certainly, these will also be used to counter bioterrorism incidents.4 They include hundreds of WHO Collaborating Centers worldwide specializing in certain infections; a Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) laboratory network; the International Clinical Epidemiology Network (INCLEN)
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These should include the following: · Inpatient and outpatient capabilities to deal with infectious diseases; · Research and diagnostic laboratories; · Epidemiological teams to function like the EIS to cover regions with populations of 2 million to 5 million; and · Education and training capabilities to provide training to national and international personnel. Systematic studies of a specific region make it possible to obtain invaluable databases, investigate different factors that can influence the epidemiological situation, and identify unusual cases requiring careful examination.
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Each center would establish regional networks to include clinics, institutes, education establishments, and others, and it would participate intensively in the region's infectious disease programs. The regional network would involve enterprises manufacturing specialized pharmaceutical products that, through technology transfer, would be given an opportunity to meet the region's needs for standard diagnostic tests and therapeutic products.
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The development of pharmaceutical manufacturing activities was supported by government investments and credits, which allowed us to renovate and upgrade several facilities and purchase necessary equipment. Currently Vector is a scientific center consisting of six scientific research institutes and three daughter companies manufacturing a broad range of products.
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Thanks to support provided for our scientific staff, we have been able to maintain our relationships with NIS scientists and scientists from other regions in Russia. Our employees attend international refresher courses, including English language training, patent and R&D commercialization classes, and training programs in good laboratory, manufacturing, and clinical practices.
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International partnership would accelerate the study of dangerous pathogens and the development of state-of-the-art public health products for diagnosis, prophylaxis, and therapy, as well as integration of our institution into the WHO international infectious disease control network proposed by the Strategic Alliance Initiative. The establishment of the proposed International Center would allow us to join our efforts to counter bioterrorism.
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1999. The development of a network of international centers to combat infectious diseases and bioterrorism threats.
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