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Forum on Microbial Threats
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In its 1992 report, Emerging Infections: Microbial Threats to Health in the United States, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) pointed to some major challenges for the public health and medical care communities in detecting and managing infectious disease outbreaks and monitoring the prevalence of endemic diseases.
In response, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Infectious Diseases developed a national strategy for doing so and, with the National Institutes of Health's National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, asked the IOM to convene a Forum on Emerging Infections that would serve as a follow-up activity for these initiatives. In 2003, the Forum changed its name to the Forum on Microbial Threats. more...
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Project Meetings
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Workshop: Globalization, Movement of Pathogens (and their hosts) and the revised IHRs
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Dec 16, 2008
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Workshop: Global Issues in Water, Sanitation, and Health
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Sep 23, 2008
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Microbial Evolution and co-Adaptation: A Workshop in Honor of Joshua Lederberg
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May 20, 2008
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Infectious Diseases and the IHRs
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Feb 12, 2008
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Workshop: Global Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events: Understanding the Potential Contributions to the Emergence, Reemergence and Spread of Infectious Disease
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Dec 4, 2007
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Workshop: Vector-borne Diseases -- Understanding the Environmental, Human Health, and Ecological Connections
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Jun 19, 2007
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Workshop: Infectious Disease Surveillance and Detection: Assessing the Challenges - Finding Solutions
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Dec 12, 2006
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Workshop: Ethical and Legal Considerations in Mitigating Pandemic Disease
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Sep 19, 2006
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Workshop: Protecting Against Foodborne Threats to Health
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Oct 25, 2005
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Ending the War Metaphor Workshop
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Mar 16, 2005
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Workshop. Pandemic Influenza: Assessing Capabilities for Prevention and Response
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Jun 16, 2004
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Workshop. Learning from SARS: Preparing for the Next Disease Outbreak
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Sep 30, 2003
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Workshop. Ensuring an Infectious Disease Workforce: Education and Training Needs for the 21st Century
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Jun 12, 2003
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Workshop. Linking Infectious Agents and Chronic Diseases: Defining the Relationship, Enhancing the Research, and Mitigating the Effects
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Oct 21, 2002
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Workshop. The Impact of Globalization on Infectious Disease Emergence and Control
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Apr 16, 2002
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Workshop. Issues of Resistance: Microbes, Vectors, and the Host
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Feb 6, 2002
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Workshop. Biological Threats and Terrorism: Assessing the Science and Response Capabilities
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Nov 27, 2001
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Related Reports
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Global Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events: Understanding the Potential Contributions to the Emergence, Reemergence, and Spread of Infectious Disease. Workshop Summary
Sep 24, 2008
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Vector-Borne Diseases: Understanding the Environmental, Human Health, and Ecological Connections. Workshop Summary
Mar 18, 2008
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Global Infectious Disease Surveillance and Detection: Assessing the Challenges. Workshop Summary
Oct 22, 2007
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Ethical and Legal Considerations in Mitigating Pandemic Disease. Workshop Summary
Jun 11, 2007
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Addressing Foodborne Threats to Health: Policies, Practices, and Global Coordination. Workshop Summary
Sep 15, 2006
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Ending the War Metaphor: The Changing Agenda for Unraveling the Host-Microbe Relationship. Workshop Summary
Jun 23, 2006
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The Impact of Globalization on Infectious Disease Emergence and Control: Exploring the Consequences and Opportunities. Workshop Summary
Mar 3, 2006
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Ensuring an Infectious Disease Workforce: Education and Training Needs for the 21st Century - Workshop Summary
Feb 24, 2006
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The Threat of Pandemic Influenza: Are We Ready? A Workshop Summary
Nov 16, 2004
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The Infectious Etiology of Chronic Diseases: Defining the Relationship, Enhancing the Research, and Mitigating the Effects. Workshop Summary
Jun 15, 2004
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Learning from SARS: Preparing for the Next Disease Outbreak. Workshop Summary
Jan 27, 2004
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The Resistance Phenomenon in Microbes and Infectious Disease Vectors: Implications for Human Health and Strategies for Containment- Workshop Summary
Apr 10, 2003
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Considerations for Viral Disease Eradication: Lessons Learned and Future Strategies
Jul 19, 2002
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The Emergence of Zoonotic Diseases: Understanding the Impact on Animal and Human Health - Workshop Summary
Apr 16, 2002
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Biological Threats and Terrorism: Assessing the Science and Response Capabilities
Jan 29, 2002
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Emerging Infectious Diseases from the Global to the Local Perspective: Workshop Summary
Apr 3, 2001
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Managed Care Systems and Emerging Infections: Opportunities for Strengthening Surveillance, Research, and Prevention
Jan 1, 2000
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Public Health Systems and Emerging Infections: Assessing the Capabilities of the Public and Private Sectors
Jan 1, 2000
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Antimicrobial Resistance: Issues and Options
Jan 1, 1998
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Orphans and Incentives: Developing Technologies to Address Emerging Infections
Jan 1, 1997
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Emerging Infections: Microbial Threats to Health in the United States
Jan 1, 1992
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Last Updated: 10/16/2008, 10:25 AM
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