Pandemic influenza and its definitional implications

Barnett, Daniel J.

doi:10.2471/blt.11.089078

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“…To reduce future delays of this nature, Dr. Burkle proposed a new way of defining pandemics to create a clear hierarchy so that priorities in resource allocation are distinct and logical. Associate Professor at Johns Hopkins Daniel Barnett (2011) reinforces the importance of this proposition, contending that the precise definitions of pandemics have "enormous bearing on planning priorities". In order to remove bias and be direct, Dr. Khan of the University of Missouri agrees that communicating the severity of the disease is vital when preparing resources to combat a pandemic, so a more effective and quick medical response would result in economical resource distribution (Khan et al, 2020).…”

Section: The Importance Of a Quick Response And Efficient Resource Allocationmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Trouble communicating results in difficulties in decision-making and undermines the trust of the WHO and global health authorities. Johns Hopkins Associate Professor Daniel Barnett (2011) further stated that decreasing communication and trust minimizes "compliance with essential protective guidance in the face of future threats" and causes "complacency among frontline responders". Trusting the WHO and health authorities is essential when dealing with pandemics, with disastrous impacts of not doing so.…”

Section: The Worsening Effects Of Blame and Politicization On The American Coronavirus Responsementioning

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The Effects of Blame and Politicization on Responses to Pandemics

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Kananack

2021

J Stud Res

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COVID-19 has caused widespread discrimination and blame; however, analyzing history, it becomes apparent that racially motivated blame is common during pandemics. Placed for religious, ethnic, or socioeconomic reasons, blame has caused discrimination and stigma for the “other”. Blaming a specific race without scientific evidence causes discrimination and hate crimes, creating more problems that require attention and resources to resolve and diverting them from the pandemic response. A quick and direct response is vital for minimizing the impacts of pandemics, while blame only distracts and leads to politicizing the disease. This paper finds that unfounded blame throughout history results in delays in the health response, inefficient resource allocation, and the undermining of cooperation. This blame is part of politicizing pandemics, which exacerbates the impacts of the disease by diverting attention away from the health response and disease’s containment. Racist accusations during pandemics against Asians in America since the turn of the 20th century also led to hate crimes and increased discrimination, resulting in discriminatory public perception reflected even through government actions. COVID-19 is reflecting these historical trends. The latest disease to be politicized, the coronavirus has widened the scope of scapegoating beyond blaming Asians. Its politicization is creating further divisions in society and leading to tension on both a global scale with the WHO and domestically with the CDC and state legislatures. Consistent with former diseases, unfounded blame during the coronavirus is a practice that ultimately causes more deaths and needs to end immediately.

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Section: The Importance Of a Quick Response And Efficient Resource Allocationmentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: The Worsening Effects Of Blame and Politicization On The American Coronavirus Responsementioning

confidence: 99%

The Effects of Blame and Politicization on Responses to Pandemics

Ding

Kananack

2021

J Stud Res

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“…Two critical competing perceptions have been observed regarding the IEA definition of a pandemic, namely 'pandemic as a function of geography and virology, versus disease severity' (7). In this definition, the term 'usually affecting' is vague -does this mean even in the absence of a 'large number of people being affected', and if 'the disease has spread over a very wide area, crossing international boundaries', should it be considered a pandemic?…”

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COVID-19: the first coronavirus pandemic

Seneviwickrama

Kantharuban²,

Rodrigo³

et al. 2020

J Coll Community Phys Sri Lanka

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“…4 , 5 Factors that define the severity of a pandemic, such as spread and transmissibility, case/fatality rate, immunity of a population, time span of the asymptomatic phase (facilitating undetected distribution), a challenging clinical picture (difficult to be differentiated or diagnosed), and economic impact, are not included in such definitions. 6 , 7 …”

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Rapid Response to Pandemic Threats: Immunogenic Epitope Detection of Pandemic Pathogens for Diagnostics and Vaccine Development Using Peptide Microarrays

Heiß¹,

Heidepriem

Fischer

et al. 2020

J. Proteome Res.

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Emergence and re-emergence of pathogens bearing the risk of becoming a pandemic threat are on the rise. Increased travel and trade, growing population density, changes in urbanization, and climate have a critical impact on infectious disease spread. Currently, the world is confronted with the emergence of a novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, responsible for yet more than 800 000 deaths globally. Outbreaks caused by viruses, such as SARS-CoV-2, HIV, Ebola, influenza, and Zika, have increased over the past decade, underlining the need for a rapid development of diagnostics and vaccines. Hence, the rational identification of biomarkers for diagnostic measures on the one hand, and antigenic targets for vaccine development on the other, are of utmost importance. Peptide microarrays can display large numbers of putative target proteins translated into overlapping linear (and cyclic) peptides for a multiplexed, high-throughput antibody analysis. This enabled for example the identification of discriminant/diagnostic epitopes in Zika or influenza and mapping epitope evolution in natural infections versus vaccinations. In this review, we highlight synthesis platforms that facilitate fast and flexible generation of high-density peptide microarrays. We further outline the multifaceted applications of these peptide array platforms for the development of serological tests and vaccines to quickly encounter pandemic threats.

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Pandemic influenza and its definitional implications

Cited by 6 publications

References 4 publications

The Effects of Blame and Politicization on Responses to Pandemics

The Effects of Blame and Politicization on Responses to Pandemics

COVID-19: the first coronavirus pandemic

Rapid Response to Pandemic Threats: Immunogenic Epitope Detection of Pandemic Pathogens for Diagnostics and Vaccine Development Using Peptide Microarrays

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