Practice and consideration on prevention and control of the emerging and imported infectious diseases

The health of human, animal and environment is under serious threat from the increasing emerging infectious diseases (EID). Through strengthening the three-level disease prevention network, expanding infectious disease surveillance system and multi-sectoral joint cooperation mechanism, the quick, effective and strong prevention and control system of emerging and imported infectious diseases has been established in Shanghai. Since 2013, through effective control of EIDs such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), influenza A H1N1 and H7N9 avian influenza, as well as imported infectious diseases (ⅡD) such as Ebola virus disease, middle east respirators syndrome(MERS), Zika virus disease and yellow fever, the surveillance and response capacity has been improved significantly, and the prevention and control system has been improved gradually. As an international megalopolis under globalization, Shanghai is faced with the challenges as follows:growing pressure to infectious diseases prevention and control, increasingly serious situation of EIDs and ⅡDs; prevention and control skills need to be improved and the current personnel cannot meet with the demands. In order to meet the challenges, infectious disease monitoring and early warning technology should be strengthened; the sensitivity of infectious disease surveillance and early-warning capacity should be improved; EID symptom complex monitoring system should be established; personnel training should be strengthened, domestic and international cooperation and exchange should be carried out; so as to safeguard public health security and public health in Shanghai.