Assessing training needs in infectious disease management at major ports, airports and ground-crossings in Europe

• Main Authors: Doret de Rooij (Author), Evelien Belfroid (Author), Christos Hadjichristodoulou (Author), Varvara A. Mouchtouri (Author), Jörg Raab (Author), Aura Timen (Author), for the EU HEALTHY GATEWAYS Joint Action consortium (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The implementation of core capacities as stated in the International Health Regulations (IHR) is far from complete, and, as the COVID-19 pandemic shows, the spreading of infectious diseases through points of entry (POEs) is a serious problem. To guide training and exercises, we p...