Abstract
Mirjam Kretzschmar and colleagues describe the BCoDE project, which uses a pathogen-based incidence approach to better estimate the infectious disease burden in Europe.
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In July 2009, the Burden of Communicable Diseases in Europe (BCoDE) project was launched by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) with the major objectives of furthering development of the methodology to estimate the burden of infectious disease (ID), and providing estimates of the current and future burden of IDs in the EU member states and European Economic Area/ European Free Trade Association countries
The dynamics of ID transmission occurs in widely differing time scales depending on the pathogen
Summary
Baseline comprehensive estimates of infectious disease (ID) burden are needed for effective planning and prioritizing of limited public health resources. In July 2009, the Burden of Communicable Diseases in Europe (BCoDE) project was launched by the ECDC with the major objectives of furthering development of the methodology to estimate the burden of IDs, and providing estimates of the current and future burden of IDs in the EU member states and European Economic Area/ European Free Trade Association countries. These estimates take into account the burden of acute illness and of fatal cases, as well as of sequelae and complications associated with the infectious agent (e.g., infection-associated cancers). Future aims of the project are to consider the dynamic aspects of ID epidemics, the impact of public health interventions, and emerging trends like demographic change and climate change
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