Population growth, as well as the current ease of global
interconnectedness, has created an environment conducive to the rapid emergence
and spread of infectious diseases, posing a significant threat to global health
security. This document describes a systematic framework for the containment
and management of these threats, focusing on the principles of Emergency Preparedness,
Resilience, and Response (EPRR). The initial and therefore most critical
containment barrier is the effective surveillance of primary care physicians,
who must maintain a high level of suspicion to detect unusual or
epidemiologically suspicious cases. The response to this type of crisis
includes the immediate isolation of patients with suspected or confirmed
disease, infection control measures, and rapid reporting, all of which are
crucial to gain as much time as possible and thus prevent further transmission
of the pathogen. If infections cannot be contained, an Outbreak Control Team is
deployed to lead a public health response that integrates epidemiology,
logistics, and risk communication. The strategic measures required at different
levels of care are also detailed, ranging from adapting hospital workflows and
managing resource shortages to orienting primary care to manage large patient
volumes. Emphasis is placed on the use of traditional public health tools such
as screening, isolation, contact tracing, and social distancing in the face of
the uncertainty generated by the crisis. The conclusion of the acute phase then
gives way to a crucial stage of recovery and learning from the experience,
where a structured post-incident review and ongoing training strengthen the
future resilience of systems. This approach, with its three proposed
interdependent pillars, is intended to be the cornerstone for society's
adaptation to the unpredictable nature of biological crises.
Author(s) Details
Miztli David Aguilar-Caballero
Department of Research and Technological Development, Directorate of
Teaching and Research, Institute of Public Health from Guanajuato State,
Guanajuato, Mexico.
Juan Pablo
Becerra-Martinez
Department of Research and Technological Development, Directorate of
Teaching and Research, Institute of Public Health from Guanajuato State,
Guanajuato, Mexico.
Ma Guadalupe
León-Verdín
Department of Research and Technological Development, Directorate of
Teaching and Research, Institute of Public Health from Guanajuato State,
Guanajuato, Mexico.
Maria de Jesus
Gallardo-Luna
Department of Research and Technological Development, Directorate of
Teaching and Research, Institute of Public Health from Guanajuato State,
Guanajuato, Mexico.
Efraín Navarro-Olivos
Directorate of Teaching and Research, Institute of Public Health from
Guanajuato State, Guanajuato, Mexico.
Leticia Zamora-Ramos
General Directorate of Medical Care, Institute of Public Health from
Guanajuato State, Guanajuato, Mexico.
Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza
Department of Research and Technological Development, Directorate of
Teaching and Research, Institute of Public Health from Guanajuato State,
Guanajuato, Mexico.
Please see the book here :- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/aodhr/v7/6536
