DOREEN SITALI SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH DEPT OF HEALTH PROMOTION AND EDUCATION Introduction Global eradication of smallpox in 1977 and discovery of antibiotics led to optimism and complacency that infectious diseases as public health problems could be eradicated or eliminated ID: 917082
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Introduction to emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases
DOREEN SITALI
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
DEPT. OF HEALTH PROMOTION AND EDUCATION
Slide2Introduction
Global eradication of smallpox in 1977 and discovery of antibiotics led to optimism and complacency that infectious diseases as public health problems could be eradicated or eliminated
Complacency led to fatal consequences; infectious diseases are leading cause of death globally today. About 17 million people die from infectious diseases annually
Slide3Session objectives
Define key terms
Identify common drivers of emerging and remerging infectious diseases
Discuss the impact of EIs
Identify measures to mitigate EIs
Slide4What are emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases?
EIs
- newly identified /unknown infections which cause public health problems locally or globally
Term includes infections spreading to new geographic areas and those diseases that were responding to antibiotics but are now resistant
Slide5Not always possible to know if these diseases are new in humans, or whether were present but unrecognized throughout the years
EIs thought to be due to a closer contact of man with their reservoirs in nature, with a successful «jump» of the infectious agent from animal to man across the species barrier
Slide6Examples of EIs
HIV infection which causes AIDS, with its sequelae of human suffering and economic burden
Ebola hemorrhagic fever with a potential for international spread
Other examples of new or newly detected infectious diseases of global concern include a new form of cholera
hepatitis C and hepatitis E
Legionnaires’ disease, and Lyme disease,
dengue fever, West Nile virus, and the Zika virus.
COVID
Slide7Re-emerging infectious diseases
infections that have appeared after significant decline in their incidence
often reappear in epidemic proportions.
Tuberculosis increasing worldwide due in part to its close association with HIV infection
cholera re-introduced into countries and continents where it had previously disappeared, and where it can spread because water and sanitation systems have deteriorated
dengue or «breakbone» fever has started to occur in urban areas where mosquito control has broken down.
Slide8Reemerging diseases include
M
alaria, Tuberculosis, Cholera, Pertussis, Influenza, Pneumococcal disease, and gonorrhea.
Ebola , Marburg
Crimean
congo
haemorrhagic
fever
Lassa fever
MERS, SARS
Nipah
, Rift valley fever
Covid
Slide9Why are these diseases emerging?
Emergence is multifactorial in origin:
Rapid population growth – uncontrolled urbanization- crowded cities- unhygienic conditions that provide breeding ground for pathogens
intense international travel and growing trade and tourism
Migration and displacement of people due to war, strife or disasters
Agricultural practices
Slide10changes in handling and processing of large quantities of food;
and increased exposure of humans to disease vectors and reservoirs in nature.
Mutations that lead to new strains; and drug resistance;
Resistance of vectors to pesticides
Most significant factor: deteriorating public health infrastructure which is unable to cope with population demands, and the emergence of resistance to antibiotics linked to their increased misuse.
Slide11Bioterrorism
Possible deliberate release of infectious agents by dissident individuals or terrorist groups
Biological agents are attractive instruments of terror‐ easy to produce, mass casualties, difficult to detect, ‐ B. anthracis, C. botulinum toxin, F.
tularensis
, Y. pestis, Variola virus, Viral
haemorrhagic
fever viruses
Likeliest route‐ aerosol dissemination
Slide12During first half of the 20th century deaths from infectious diseases declined because of improved hygiene and nutrition. This trend was strengthened with the advent of vaccines and antibiotics during the 1940s and culminated in the late 1970s in the eradication of one infectious disease, smallpox. Because at that time infectious diseases appeared to be a decreasing threat, funds for their control were channeled to other problems, experts on infectious disease retired or left the field and students turned to more rewarding subjects than viruses and bacteria - the infrastructure for communicable disease control began to crumble.
Slide13Emerging and re-emerging infections reflect the constant struggle of microorganisms to survive.
Slide14Transmission of Infectious Agent from Animals to Humans‐ ZOONOTIC diseases
>2/3rd emerging infections originate from animals‐ wild & domestic
e.g
Emerging Influenza infections in Humans associated with Geese, Chickens & Pigs
Animal displacement in search of food after deforestation/ climate change (Lassa fever)
Humans themselves penetrate/ modify unpopulated regions‐ come closer to animal reservoirs/ vectors (Yellow fever, Malaria)
Slide15Impact of EIs
Economic
Social
Public health
Slide16PRIORITY AREAS FOR ACTION
1.
STRENGHTHENING NATIONAL CAPACITIES
Create early warning systems and rapid response mechanisms
Strengthen epidemiological laboratory and systems
Early action for prevention and control
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Intersectoral collaboration
Constant dialogue about the health implications of projects in other ministries
Close collaboration between health and other ministries
Slide18Intercountry collaboration
Rapid flow of disease surveillance between countries
Slide19The global response
Since 1992 alarm over emerging and re-emerging diseases resulted in a number of national and international initiatives to restore and improve surveillance and control of communicable diseases. Member States of WHO expressed their concern in a resolution of the World Health Assembly in 1995, urging all Member States to strengthen surveillance for infectious diseases in order to promptly detect re-emerging diseases and identify new infectious diseases. The WHA recognized that the success of this resolution depends on ability to obtain information on infectious diseases and willingness to communicate information nationally and internationally.
Slide20The World Health Organization warned in its 2007 report that infectious diseases are emerging at a rate that has not been seen before. Since the 1970s, about 40 infectious diseases have been discovered, including SARS, Ebola, Avian flu, and Swine flu
Slide21Surveillance and Response
Global Outbreak Alert & Response Network Coordinated by WHO Mechanism for combating international disease outbreaks
Ensure rapid deployment of technical assistance, contribute to long‐term epidemic preparedness & capacity building
Applied Research
Infrastructure and Training
Prevention and Control
Slide22Conclusion
Infectious diseases will continue to dominated disease scenarios in most countries.
The most sustainable way to deal with them is through early detection and rapid response.