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El Reglamento Sanitario Internacional, la enfermedad por el virus del Ébola y las enfermedades infecciosas emergentes en América Latina y el Caribe

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2016-03
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Espinal, Marcos
Aldighieri, Sylvain
St. John, Ronald
Becerra-Posada, Francisco
Etienne, Carissa F.
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La determinación por parte de la Organización Mundial de la Salud de que el brote de enfermedad por el virus del Ébola constituía un evento de salud pública de importancia internacional llevó a los países que no estaban afectados a aplicar medidas para prevenir y detectar la introducción del virus en sus territorios y para reaccionar frente a ella. El brote brindó la oportunidad de evaluar la aplicación operativa de las capacidades básicas del Reglamento Sanitario Internacional y la preparación de los sistemas de salud para hacer frente a un caso posible o confirmado de enfermedad por el virus del Ébola. Un marco rector de salud pública aplicado en los países de América Latina y el Caribe, que abarca autoevaluaciones preparatorias, visitas a los propios países y seguimiento, sugiere que esa región debe aumentar sus esfuerzos por consolidar y mantener los progresos en las capacidades básicas y en la preparación del sistema de salud para hacer frente a eventos de salud pública que tengan repercusiones a escala nacional o internacional.
 
The World Health Organization’s determination of the Ebola virus disease outbreak as a public health event of international concern prompted non affected countries to implement measures to prevent, detect, and manage the introduction of the virus in their territories. The outbreak provided an opportunity to assess the operational implementation of the International Health Regulations’ core capacities and health systems’ preparedness to handle a potential or confirmed case of Ebola virus disease. A public health framework implemented in Latin America and Caribbean countries encompassing preparatory self-assessments, in-country visits, and follow-up suggests that the region should increase efforts to consolidate and sustain progress on core capacities and health system preparedness to face public health events with national or international repercussions.
 
Translated title
International Health Regulations, Ebola, and emerging infectious diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean
Series
Rev Panam Salud Publica;39(3),mar. 2016
Subject
Ebolavirus; Brotes de Enfermedades; Enfermedades Transmisibles Emergentes; Américas; Disease Outbreaks; Communicable Diseases
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https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/28311
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Espinal M, Aldighieri S, St. John R, Becerra-Posada F and Etienne C. International Health Regulations, Ebola, and emerging infectious diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean. Am J Public Health. 2016;106:279–282. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2015.302969.
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