Globalization, international law, and emerging infectious diseases.

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Fidler, D. P.
• Description:
  The global nature of the threat posed by new and reemerging infectious diseases will require international cooperation in identifying, controlling, and preventing these diseases. Because of this need for international cooperation, international law will certainly play a role in the global strategy for the control of emerging diseases. Recognizing this fact, the World Health Organization has already proposed revising the International Health Regulations. This article examines some basic problems that the global campaign against emerging infectious diseases might face in applying international law to facilitate international cooperation. The international legal component of the global control strategy for these diseases needs careful attention because of problems inherent in international law, especially as it applies to emerging infections issues.
• Subjects:
  • Communicable Disease Control
  • Humans
  • Global Health
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2(2):77-84.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Corporate as Subject:
  World Health Organization. ; World Health Organization.
• Volume:
  2
• Issue:
  2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15302/cdc_15302_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 60.22 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:7b29ab156c9b0a2d0cd4bd813e3de6d28b8f83c93a53767d306aa9ed65182a18