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Lage – Krise – Katastrophe. Eine Konzeptualisierung biologischer Gefahrenlagen
Unusual biological threats demand adequate preparedness efforts, as demonstrated, for example, by the Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa in 2014/2015 and pandemic influenza in 2009/2010. In Germany, responsibilities for such efforts are located in different governmental authorities and diff...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7080037/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30478485 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00103-018-2846-4 |
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description | Unusual biological threats demand adequate preparedness efforts, as demonstrated, for example, by the Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa in 2014/2015 and pandemic influenza in 2009/2010. In Germany, responsibilities for such efforts are located in different governmental authorities and differ from state to state. As a result, there are many different preparedness approaches using divergent core terminology. In this article a common definition for the term “unusual biological incident” is proposed. To do so, a literature review as well as semi-structured expert interviews with representatives of central actors in Germany were conducted. The understanding of “unusual biological incident” was not consistent among experts; four approaches to qualify a biological incident as “unusual” were identified. These were merged in a comprehensive system-oriented approach that focuses on the health system’s resilience and on shortages of knowledge and material resources during incidents. Based on this approach, we suggest a stage model for the categorization of biological threats as “incident,” “crisis,” “severe crisis,” or “disaster.” The need for central coordination is a defining characteristic to qualify a biological incident as “unusual.” Based on the identified shortages, the necessary response strategies can be derived. |
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spelling | pubmed-70800372020-03-23 Lage – Krise – Katastrophe. Eine Konzeptualisierung biologischer Gefahrenlagen Sachse, Sven Hunger, Iris Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz Originalien und Übersichten Unusual biological threats demand adequate preparedness efforts, as demonstrated, for example, by the Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa in 2014/2015 and pandemic influenza in 2009/2010. In Germany, responsibilities for such efforts are located in different governmental authorities and differ from state to state. As a result, there are many different preparedness approaches using divergent core terminology. In this article a common definition for the term “unusual biological incident” is proposed. To do so, a literature review as well as semi-structured expert interviews with representatives of central actors in Germany were conducted. The understanding of “unusual biological incident” was not consistent among experts; four approaches to qualify a biological incident as “unusual” were identified. These were merged in a comprehensive system-oriented approach that focuses on the health system’s resilience and on shortages of knowledge and material resources during incidents. Based on this approach, we suggest a stage model for the categorization of biological threats as “incident,” “crisis,” “severe crisis,” or “disaster.” The need for central coordination is a defining characteristic to qualify a biological incident as “unusual.” Based on the identified shortages, the necessary response strategies can be derived. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2018-11-26 2019 /pmc/articles/PMC7080037/ /pubmed/30478485 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00103-018-2846-4 Text en © Springer-Verlag GmbH Deutschland, ein Teil von Springer Nature 2018 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. |
spellingShingle | Originalien und Übersichten Sachse, Sven Hunger, Iris Lage – Krise – Katastrophe. Eine Konzeptualisierung biologischer Gefahrenlagen |
title | Lage – Krise – Katastrophe. Eine Konzeptualisierung biologischer Gefahrenlagen |
title_full | Lage – Krise – Katastrophe. Eine Konzeptualisierung biologischer Gefahrenlagen |
title_fullStr | Lage – Krise – Katastrophe. Eine Konzeptualisierung biologischer Gefahrenlagen |
title_full_unstemmed | Lage – Krise – Katastrophe. Eine Konzeptualisierung biologischer Gefahrenlagen |
title_short | Lage – Krise – Katastrophe. Eine Konzeptualisierung biologischer Gefahrenlagen |
title_sort | lage – krise – katastrophe. eine konzeptualisierung biologischer gefahrenlagen |
topic | Originalien und Übersichten |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7080037/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30478485 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00103-018-2846-4 |
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