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October 2003, Vol 93, No. 10 | American Journal of Public Health 1640-1642
© 2003 American Public Health Association

FIELD ACTION REPORT

A Global Network for Early Warning and Response to Infectious Diseases and Bioterrorism: Applied Epidemiology and Training Programs, 2001

Hardeep S. Sandhu, MBBS, MD, Christopher Thomas, MS, Peter Nsubuga, MD, MPH and Mark E. White, MD

At the time of the study, the authors were with the Division of International Health, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Hardeep S. Sandhu, MBBS, MD, National Immunization Program, Global Immunization Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd NE MS E-05, Atlanta, GA 30333 (e-mail: hjs3{at}cdc.gov).

In many ministries of health, applied epidemiology and training programs (AETPs) are responsible for detecting and responding to acute health events, including bioterrorism. In November 2001, we assessed the bioterrorism response capacity of 29 AETPs; 17 (59%) responded.

Fifteen countries (88%) had bioterrorism response plans; in 6 (40%), AETPs took the lead in preparation and in 6 (40%) they assisted. Between September 11 and November 29, 2001, 12 AETPs (71%) responded to a total of 3024 bioterrorism-related phone calls. Six programs (35%) responded to suspected bioterrorism events.

AETPs play an important role in bioterrorism surveillance and response. Support for this global network by various health agencies is beneficial for all developed and developing countries.




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