@article{Stuckelberger_Urbina_2020, place={Fidenza, Italy}, title={WHO International Health Regulations (IHR) vs COVID-19 Uncertainty}, volume={91}, url={https://mattioli1885journals.com/index.php/actabiomedica/article/view/9626}, DOI={10.23750/abm.v91i2.9626}, abstractNote={One of WHO primary function is to control and monitor internationally the spread of infectious diseases of the common killers. After SARS-COV, the International Health Regulations (IHR) was adopted in 2005 by all 194 member states to set up national preparedness for an efficient “early alert and response system”. COVID-19 is a novel virus with an unpredictable course and many uncertainties about its biological, clinical and epidemiological characteristics. COVID-19 is a game changer and calls for a revision of IHR as well as a more biological, clinical and community-cantered preparedness strategy.
}, number={2}, journal={Acta Biomedica Atenei Parmensis}, author={Stuckelberger, Astrid and Urbina, Manuel}, year={2020}, month={May}, pages={113–117} }