Identifying future disease hot spots infectious disease vulnerability index / Melinda Moore, Bill Gelfeld, Adeyemi Okunogbe, Christopher Paul ; prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Author/creator Moore, Melinda
Format Electronic
Publication InfoSanta Monica, Calif. : RAND, [2016]
Descriptionxiii, 81 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Emerging infectious diseases--Prevention.
Communicable diseases--Prevention.
Diseases--Risk factors.
Epidemics--Political aspects.
Public health.
Communicable Disease Control.
Communicable Diseases, Emerging--prevention & control.
Disease Outbreaks--prevention & control.

Other author/creatorGelfeld, Bill.
Other author/creatorOkunogbe, Adeyemi.
Other author/creatorPaul, Christopher, 1971-
Other author/creatorGelfeld, Bill. Mitigating the impact of Ebola in potential hot zones. Sequel to (work)
Other author/creatorUnited States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Other author/creatorNational Defense Research Institute (U.S.)
Portion of title Infectious disease vulnerability index
Contents Preface -- Figures and Tables -- Summary -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Methods -- Chapter 3. Developing a Framework to Assess Vulnerability: Framework Foundation: Seven Domains and Associated Factors -- Assembling the Framework and Assigning Weights -- Chapter 4. Results: Initial Results -- Results from the Sensitivity Analysis -- Implications of the Findings -- Chapter 5. Conclusions and Next Steps -- APPENDIXES -- Abbreviations -- Data Sources -- Bibliography.
Abstract "Recent high-profile outbreaks, such as Ebola and Zika, have illustrated the transnational nature of infectious diseases. Countries that are most vulnerable to such outbreaks might be higher priorities for technical support. RAND created the Infectious Disease Vulnerability Index to help U.S. government and international agencies identify these countries and thereby inform programming to preemptively help mitigate the spread and effects of potential transnational outbreaks. The authors employed a rigorous methodology to identify the countries most vulnerable to disease outbreaks. They conducted a comprehensive review of relevant literature to identify factors influencing infectious disease vulnerability. Using widely available data, the authors created an index for identifying potentially vulnerable countries and then ranked countries by overall vulnerability score. Policymakers should focus on the 25 most-vulnerable countries with an eye toward a potential "disease belt" in the Sahel region of Africa. The infectious disease vulnerability scores for several countries were better than what would have been predicted on the basis of economic status alone. This suggests that low-income countries can overcome economic challenges and become more resilient to public health challenges, such as infectious disease outbreaks"-- Publisher's description.
General note"RR-1605-OSD"--Cover page 4.
General note"RAND National Defense Research Institute."
General noteFollow-up to Mitigating the impact of Ebola in potential hot zones : a proof-of-concept approach to help decisionmakers prepare for high-risk scenarios outside Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone / Bill Gelfeld, Shira Efron, Melinda Moore, Jonah Blank. 2015.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 77-81).
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Other formsAlso issued online.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2017302032
ISBN9780833095749 (pbk)
ISBN0833095749 (pbk)

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