U.S. policies and procedures for emerging and re-emerging diseases

Part 1: Emerging Threats Report for the Scientific Community Table of contents that contains all the prescribed sections of the report Clear and concise executive summary Emerging/Re-emerging Infectious Disease Threat Section contains the following: • 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 Includes a table titled “Major factors that underlie disease emergence and re-emergence” containing: • Microbial Agent • Human Host • Human Environment Includes a table titled “List of Emerging and Re-Emerging Diseases” containing: • Group 1 – Pathogens newly recognized in the past 2 decades • Group 2 – Re-emerging pathogens • Group 3 – Agents with bioterrorism potential broken down into category A, B, C Part 2: Emerging Threats Report for the Policy Community Contains a section for Description/importance of the topic in terms of policy Contains a section for Existing policies related to topic with subheadings: 1. U.S. policies and procedures for emerging and re-emerging diseases 2. U.S. policies and procedures for biological agents and toxins Contains a section for agencies/organizations related to topic and how each entity combats the problem Contains a section for key issues with 2 subheadings: 1. Burden of emerging/re-emerging infectious diseases 2. Threat of emerging/re-emerging infectious diseases Contains a section for 3 recommendations and implications/possible outcomes of specific courses of action related to recommendations Contains a section for a conclusion Reference Page Outline has a clear organizational structure with flow of thought Outline is effective with logical transitions Outline contains a professional format