The public has taken a new level of interest in outbreak response since 2020, learning epidemiological terms and seeking information about how to stay prepared in a pandemic. Public health professionals are calling on citizen scientists’ participation as outbreaks are increasingly occurring in complex environments, expanding the number of people and types of activities required to control the spread of disease. However, there is no comprehensive source mapping this complexity and detailing needed actions tailored to the public.
For years the Georgetown University Center for Global Health Science and Security has curated an interactive online tool for professionals that identifies the activities involved across all phases of an outbreak. The Georgetown Outbreak Activity Library (GOAL) captures what needs to get done, when, and by whom. Now, in The Outbreak Atlas, Rebecca Katz and Mackenzie S. Moore have translated this complex material into a book designed for a public audience.
This book provides an overview of outbreak activities alongside compelling case studies and visuals to guide readers through the complexity involved in outbreak preparedness, response, and recovery. It lifts the curtain on the rationale and interconnectedness of outbreak responses across different fields and at various levels, presenting accessible information that ensures a shared understanding of the essential activities to control an outbreak.
Acronyms
Introduction
User's Guide
1. Epidemiology: Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How?
2. Risk: Should We Be Worried? And Who and What Should We Be Worried About?
3. Laboratories and Lab Analysis: Getting to Know the Pathogen
4. Community Engagement and Humanitarian Response: How Can We Help?
5. Outbreak Data: Collecting, Managing, and Sharing Disease Data
6. Declarations and Notifications: Announcing Your Outbreak
7. Communicating with the Public: Spread Knowledge, Not Disease!
8. Staffing and Training: Meet the People behind Outbreak Response
9. Disease Prevention and Mitigation: Stop the Spread
10. Treating Patients: Taking Care of People
11. Security: Keeping the Peace
12. Money: Finding It, Giving It Out, and Keeping the Economy from Collapsing
13. Governance: Who Is in Charge and How?
14. Animal Health and Safety: Tackling Zoonotic Outbreaks
15. Emergency Operations and Logistics: Mobilizing People, Supplies, and
Equipment
Wrapping Up: Learning from the Past to Prepare for the Future
Case Study and Facts Index
Glossary
Notes
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Index
Voir