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Understanding the Economics of Microbial Threats: Proceedings of a Workshop

2018

This report follows a June 2018, Forum on Microbial Threats that was held at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.  This was a 1.5-day public workshop with the goal being an assessment of the current understanding of the interaction of infectious disease threats and economic activity in order to suggest future areas of research. This workshop built on prior work of the Forum and aimed to build more mutual understanding between those in the economic world and those with public health and clinical experience. Through multisectoral participation, topics in the workshop identified potential knowledge gaps, research priorities for further exploration, and strategies to advance the field in understanding the economics of microbial threats.

 

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Ogawa VA, Tran TA, Shah CM et al. Understanding the Economics of Microbial Threats: Proceedings of a Workshop. The National Academies Press 2018. https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/25224/understanding-the-economics-of-microbial-threats-proceedings-of-a-workshop