Volume 22, Number 10—October 2016
Online Report
Global Capacity for Emerging Infectious Disease Detection, 1996–2014
Sheryl A. Kluberg
, Sumiko R. Mekaru, David J. McIver, Lawrence C. Madoff, Adam W. Crawley, Mark S. Smolinski, and John S. Brownstein
, Sumiko R. Mekaru, David J. McIver, Lawrence C. Madoff, Adam W. Crawley, Mark S. Smolinski, and John S. Brownstein
Table 3
Median days to disease discovery and public communication, by region, in a study assessing global capacity for emerging infectious disease detection, 1996–2014
| Region | No. outbreaks* | Median no. days to discovery (95% CI) | No. outbreaks* | Median no. days to communication (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All† | 342 | 20 (16–25) | 346 | 32 (29–38) |
| Africa | 175 | 27 (20–31.5) | 177 | 43 (32–51) |
| Americas | 31 | 18 (12–29) | 31 | 23 (18–33) |
| Eastern Mediterranean | 39 | 26 (6–41) | 39 | 39 (18–56.5) |
| Europe | 25 | 20 (7–33) | 25 | 31 (18–77) |
| South East Asia | 24 | 13 (5–30) | 25 | 15 (11–36) |
| Western Pacific | 47 | 5 (4–7.3) | 48 | 19 (12.5–31.5) |
*Includes all outbreaks with known start date. Those without a known discovery date are excluded from the calculation of days to discovery.
†Includes colonies/territories/countries without a World Health Organization region designation.
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