How would governments find out that a deliberate outbreak had taken place?
A. The Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network links more than 70 separate information and diagnostic networks around the world. Formal and informal sources of information are combined to create the best and most up to date information on disease outbreaks around the world. Formal sources of information include the 191 WHO member countries, together with WHO regional and country offices and WHO collaborating laboratories located throughout the world. Informal sources include NGOs, other partners and the Global Public Health Intelligence Network (GPHIN) Internet-based system that constantly checks for reports and rumours of any outbreak of infectious disease, whether naturally occurring or deliberate. Each report is then thoroughly checked and verified by a team of specialists at WHO headquarters. An appropriate response is then planned and launched in conjunction with national and international partners.
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