Infectious Diseases

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Restricting Mobility Will Not Stop the Next Pandemic
Michael Clemens et al.
December 10, 2020
Given that international travelers introduced COVID-19 to almost every country in the world, it's natural to associate international mobility with the spread of disease. During the pandemic, 179 countries have implemented some form of travel restrictions. And beyond COVID-19, some countries may upho...
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Testimony on COVID-19 and U.S. International Pandemic Preparedness
Jeremy Konyndyk
June 30, 2020
On June 30, 2020, CGD senior policy fellow Jeremy Konyndyk testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at a hearing titled "COVID-19 and U.S. International Pandemic Preparedness, Prevention, and Response: Additional Perspectives." Konyndyk's testimony highlighted key ...
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Disease Forecasting during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Have We Learned from Previous Outbreaks?
Hiral Anil Shah et al.
May 27, 2020
Before COVID-19, the 2014-2015 West African Ebola epidemic (EVD epidemic), was one of the most heavily modelled outbreaks in history. Within the first two months of the COVID-19 pandemic, 31 mathematical models were developed. Despite the clear differences in the two outbreaks, the EVD epidemic can ...
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A Gender Lens on COVID-19: Pandemics and Violence against Women and Children
Megan O'Donnell et al.
April 03, 2020
Early in the COVID-19 outbreak, experts warned of increased violence against women and children. Existing research about pandemics and disease outbreaks unfortunately aligns with the increased violence stemming from COVID-19 and related response efforts. Understanding why this happens is critical to...