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RUNNING HEAD: EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASE THREAT REPORT 1

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASE THREAT REPORT 4

Emerging Infectious Disease Threat Report for the Scientific and Policy Community

Name

Professor

Course Name

University of Maryland

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Emerging Threats Report for the Scientific Community

Emerging Diseases

Reemerging Diseases

Emerging Threats Report for the Policy Community

Importance of Policy

U.S. Policies

Agencies and Organizations

Key Issues

Recommendations

Conclusion

References

Executive Summary

This summary will address the following:

· Prevalence of emerging and reemerging infectious diseases since 2010

· Provide examples of important diseases

· Summarize factors leading to emergence and reemergence

· Highlight importance of policies addressing these diseases

· Summarize U.S. policies

· Provide brief overview of organizations addressing emerging and reemerging infectious diseases

· Summarize key issues to include burden caused by these diseases and threat of these diseases

· Summarize policy recommendations and outcomes

Emerging Threats Report for the Scientific Community

This introductory paragraph of the paper.

Table 1. Major Factors that Underlie Disease Emergence and Reemergence

Introduce this section with a short paragraph.

Major Factors that Underlie Disease Emergence and Reemergence

The Microbial Agent

The Human Host

The Human Environment

Paragraph: Introduce the topic of emerging/re-emerging diseases.

Table 2. List of Emerging and Reemerging Diseases

Table should include the following information for EACH DISEASE:

· Name of disease

· Pathogen type

· Type of disease

· Case rate

· Mortality rate

· Source of infection

· Treatment options

· Contributing factors

· Signs & Symptoms

· Transmission

· Prevention

· History of pandemics

· Anatomic location

· Country of origin

You can further break down the table into the 3 categories below:

List of Emerging and Reemerging Diseases from 2010 to Present

Group I:

Pathogens Newly Recognized Since 2010

Group II:

Reemerging Pathogens Since 2010

Group III:

Agents with Bioterrorism Potential

Category A

Category B

Category C

Emerging Threats Report for the Policy Community

Importance of Policy

Existing U. S. Policies

Policies and procedures for emerging and reemerging diseases

Policies and procedures for biological agents and toxins.

Agencies and Organizations

Domestic.

International.

Key Issues

Burden of emerging / reemerging infectious diseases.

Threat of emerging / reemerging infectious diseases.

Recommendations (will include implications and possible outcomes for each recommendation)

Recommendation 1.

Recommendation 2.

Recommendation 3.

Conclusion

References