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No AccessDec 2017Pandemics: Risks, Impacts, and MitigationAuthors/Editors: Nita Madhav, Ben Oppenheim, Mark Gallivan, Prime Mulembakani, Edward Rubin, Nathan WolfeNita MadhavSearch for more papers by this author, Ben OppenheimSearch for more papers by this author, Mark GallivanSearch for more papers by this author, Prime MulembakaniSearch for more papers by this author, Edward RubinSearch for more papers by this author, Nathan WolfeSearch for more papers by this authorhttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-0527-1_ch17AboutView ChaptersFull TextPDF (3.7 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract: Presents the findings concerning the risks, impacts, and mitigation of pandemics as well as knowledge gaps of pandemics. Pandemics—defined as large-scale outbreaks of infectious disease that can greatly increase morbidity and mortality over a wide geographic area and cause significant economic, social, and political disruption—have increased in number over the past century because of increased global travel and integration, urbanization, changes in land use, and greater exploitation of the natural environment. These trends will likely continue and intensify. Significant policy attention has focused on the need to identify and limit emerging outbreaks that might lead to pandemics and to expand and sustain investment to build preparedness and health capacity. The international community has made progress toward preparing for and mitigating the impacts of pandemics, but despite these improvements, significant gaps and challenges exist in global pandemic preparedness. 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