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International Centers as a Basis for Controlling Infectious Disease and Countering Bioterrorism--Lev S. Sandakhchiev, Sergey V. Netesov, Raisa A. Martynyuk
Pages 61-70

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From page 61...
... 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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From page 62...
... 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. This plan is aimed at significantly reengineering the existing infrastructure for infectious disease response and control.
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From page 63...
... , 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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From page 64...
... 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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From page 65...
... Henderson's proposal very highly, though the former believes that prior to realizing this idea it is necessary to work to analyze existing regional capabilities and choose geographic regions at high epidemic risk. Such regional centers should also have research programs in epidemiology and the region's key problems in terms of infectious diseases, diagnostic, and therapeutic means, as well as personnel training.5 As a follow-up to the U.S.
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From page 66...
... 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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From page 67...
... Currently Vector is a scientific center consisting of six scientific research institutes and three daughter companies manufacturing a broad range of products. We have managed to retain most of our key scientific personnel and establish sustainable manufacturing activities.
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From page 68...
... These activities helped us realize that without implementing international quality standards in science and production, we could hardly hope that our R&D products would be competitive on the world market. Thanks to grant funding, our scientists are able to conduct research using up-to-date equipment and supplies as well as the latest techniques to gain world class results.
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From page 69...
... 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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From page 70...
... 1999. The development of a network of international centers to combat infectious diseases and bioterrorism threats.
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Key Terms

  • infectious disease
  • international center
  • biological agents
  • countering terrorism
  • state research

  • federation ministry
  • international centers
  • russian federation
  • biological weapons
  • confidence building

  • epidemiological surveillance
  • therapeutic products
  • chemical agents
  • international cooperation
  • nuclear research

  • communicable disease
  • national potential
  • regional centers
  • manufacturing activities
  • field epidemiology

  • threat reduction
  • grant funding
  • free access
  • newly independent
  • collaborating centers

  • civilian medical
  • budget funding
  • regional network
  • disease surveillance
  • health assembly


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