| Research Priorities for Zoonoses and Marginalized Infections: Technical Report of the TDR Disease Reference Group on Zoonoses and Marginalized Infecti Contributor(s): World Health Organization (Author) |
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ISBN: 9241209712 ISBN-13: 9789241209717 Publisher: World Health Organization OUR PRICE: $45.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Infectious Diseases - Medical | Public Health |
| Series: WHO Technical Report |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" (0.55 lbs) 130 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This report provides a review and analysis of the research landscape for zoonoses and marginalized infections which affect poor populations, and a list of research priorities to support disease control. The work is the output of the disease reference group on zoonoses and marginalized infectious diseases (DRG6), which is part of an independent think tank of international experts, established and funded by the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), to identify key research priorities through the review of research evidence and input from stakeholder consultations. The report covers a diverse range of diseases including zoonotic helminth protozoa, viral and bacterial infections considered to be neglected and associated with poverty. Disease-specific research issues were elaborated under individual disease sections and many common priorities were readily identified among the disease such as need for new and/or improved drugs and regimens, diagnostics and, where appropriate, vaccines. The disease specific priorities are described as micro priorities compared with the macro level priorities which will drive such policies as the need for improved surveillance; the need for inter-sectoral interaction between health, livestock, agriculture, natural resources and wildlife in tackling the zoonotic diseases; and the need for a true assessment of the burden of the zoonoses. This is one of ten disease and thematic reference group reports that have come out of the TDR Think Tank, all of which have contributed to the development of the Global Report for Research on Infectious Diseases of Poverty. |
Contributor Bio(s): World Health Organization: - World Health Organization is a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, charged to act as the world's directing and coordinating authority on questions of human health. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries, and monitoring and assessing health trends. |