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Early Viral Entry Assays for the Identification and Evaluation of Antiviral Compounds

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Controlling epidemic viral infection.

Grant Waterer¹

¹School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. grant.waterer@uwa.edu.au

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

|January 22, 2011

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Lessons from severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and H1N1 influenza (H1N1 09) highlight the need for better epidemic surveillance, flexible pandemic planning, and rapid diagnostics to contain future viral threats effectively.

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Area of Science:

Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases
Public Health

Background:

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and H1N1 influenza (H1N1 09) presented distinct challenges in containing viral threats.
Past decade's epidemics revealed critical weaknesses in global epidemic containment strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

To review recent literature on containment efforts for SARS and H1N1 09.
To identify strengths and weaknesses in epidemic response for future preparedness.

Main Methods:

Literature review of studies on SARS and H1N1 09 containment.
Analysis of epidemic response strategies and their effectiveness.

Main Results:

Containment at the origin site failed due to insufficient surveillance resources.
H1N1 09 exposed inflexibility in pandemic planning and minimal efficacy of international spread prevention.
Rapid diagnostic tests were crucial but problematic during H1N1 09; healthcare settings became infection sources.

Conclusions:

SARS and H1N1 09 experiences offer valuable insights into epidemic response.
Key improvements needed: enhanced surveillance, flexible planning, better diagnostics, and emphasis on basic hygiene.