Infection Control
Economics of infectious disease eradication versus control reviewed
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, December 5th, 2004
"A disease is controlled if, by means of a public policy, the circulation of an infectious agent is restricted below the level that would be sustained by individuals acting independently to control the disease. A disease is eliminated if it is controlled sufficiently to prevent an epidemic from occurring in a given geographical area. Control and elimination are achieved locally, but a disease can only be eradicated if it is eliminated everywhere," a scientist in the United States reports.
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