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The (Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases ) (also known as ProMED-mail; ProMED for short) is among the largest publicly available emerging diseases and outbreak reporting systems in the world. The central purpose of ProMED is to promote communication amongst the international infectious disease community, including scientists, physicians, veterinarians, epidemiologists, public health professionals, and others interested in infectious diseases on a global scale. Originally founded in 1994, ProMED has pioneered the concept of electronic, Internet-based emerging disease and outbreak detection reporting. In 1999, ProMED became a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases. To date, ProMED has more than 75,000 subscribers in over 185 countries. With an average of 13 posts per day, ProMED provides users with up-to-date information concerning infectious disease outbreaks on a global scale. ProMED’s guiding principles include: * Transparency and a commitment to the unfettered flow of outbreak information * Freedom from political constraints * Availability to all without cost * Commitment to One Health * Service to the global health community == Infectious Disease Surveillance == One of the essential global health priorities is the timely recognition and reporting of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. Early recognition will enable coordinated and rapid responses to an outbreak, preventing catastrophic morbidity and mortality. Additionally, early detection can alleviate grave economic hardship brought upon by pandemics and emerging diseases. The risk is now greater than ever as these impactful events may occur at any time. Burgeoning globalization of commerce, finance, manufacturing, and services has fostered ever-increasing movement of people, animals, plants, food, and feed. Other contributing factors to the risk of new pathogens emerging and known pathogens re-emerging include climate change, urbanization, land use changes, and political instability. Outbreaks that begin in the most remote parts of the world now spread swiftly to urban centers in countries far away. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「ProMED-mail」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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