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2024 , Vol. 42 >Issue 3: 279 - 285

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12140/j.issn.1000-7423.2024.03.001

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Challenges of the global pandemics of emerging infectious diseases and integrated intersectoral prevention strategy

  • GU Siyu ,
  • QIANG Ne ,
  • LI Tianyun ,
  • HAN Lefei ,
  • ZHOU Xiaonong
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  • 1 School of Global Health, Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
    2 One Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University-the University of Edinburgh, Shanghai 200025, China
    3 National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention; Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research; National Key Laboratory of Intelligent Tracking and Forecasting for Infectious Diseases; Key Laboratory on Parasite and Vector Biology, Ministry of Health; WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases; National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200025, China

Received date: 2024-04-04

  Revised date: 2024-05-06

  Online published: 2024-07-16

Supported by

International Joint Laboratory on Tropical Diseases Control in Greater Mekong Subregion of Shanghai Science and Technology Innovation Action Plan(21410750200);Shanghai Science and Technology Development Foundation(23YF1421200)

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Abstract

Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) are either newly emerging or previously existing infectious diseases that are experiencing a rapid increase in incidence or geographic spread. The risk of EIDs outbreaks and pandemics is escalating due to factors such as climate change, pathogen evolution. Outbreaks of EIDs, like coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), have significantly impacted on global health, the economy, and social stability. Such global pandemics not only directly affect human health but also negatively impact on economic development, poverty reduction, and education. To tackle the challenges of EIDs, organizations at national and international levels have adopted a series of comprehensive prevention and control strategies, including reducing the risk of pathogen spillover, establishing comprehensive detection and early warning systems, and promoting cross-sectoral collaboration and sharing information with other departments, and implementing the One Health concept for cross-sectoral prevention and control. This article summarizes the challenges posed by EIDs pandemics, the prevention and control strategies at the national and international levels, the current progress, and specific cases to provide a reference for future responses to EIDs pandemics.

Key words： Emerging infectious diseases; Pandemic; Intersectoral integrated control strategy; One Health

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GU Siyu , QIANG Ne , LI Tianyun , HAN Lefei , ZHOU Xiaonong . Challenges of the global pandemics of emerging infectious diseases and integrated intersectoral prevention strategy[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY AND PARASITIC DISEASES, 2024 , 42(3) : 279 -285 . DOI: 10.12140/j.issn.1000-7423.2024.03.001

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