The duty to report disease outbreaks

Of interest or value? Lessons from H5N1

Bibliographic Data

ID6049701
AuthorsSara E Davies (0000-0002-7637-2252, Griffith University, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume17
Issue4
Pages429-445
Publication date2011-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueContemporary Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1356-9775 • E-ISSN: 1469-3631
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13569775.2011.619767
OpenAlexW1987429816
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited27

Since the severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak in 2003, it has been argued that there has been a substantial revision to the norm dictating the behaviour of states in the event of a disease outbreak. This article examines the evolution of the norm to 'report and verify' disease outbreaks and evaluates the extent to which this revised norm has begun to guide state behaviour. Examination of select East Asian countries affected by human infections of the H5N1 (avian influenza) virus strain reveals the need to further understand the mutually constitutive relationship between the value attached to prompt reporting against the capacity to report, and how states manage both in fulfilling their duty to report

Duty · Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 · Outbreak · Political science · Value (mathematics · Computer Science · Global Security and Public Health · Law · Medicine · Public Health Policies and Education · Zoonotic diseases and public health · Virology

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