Preventing Emerging Infectious Diseases: A Strategy for the 21st Century
1998
CDC Releases Updated Plan for Infectious Disease Prevention
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Author Information
Primary Institution: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Conclusion
The updated plan outlines new measures for preventing and controlling emerging infectious diseases.
Supporting Evidence
- The updated plan is the second phase of a campaign that started in 1994.
- It includes four main goals: surveillance and response, applied research, infrastructure and training, and prevention and control.
- Nine specific priority program areas are identified for focus.
Takeaway
The CDC has a new plan to help stop diseases that are spreading and changing, and it needs help from many different groups.
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