Epidemic Intelligence & Outbreak
Rapid containment, tracking, and mitigation of infectious diseases and border-level health threats — aligned with CDC/WHO operational doctrines.
Overview
This capability group coordinates the full spectrum of communicable disease response: from real-time pathogen tracking and border biosurveillance to cold-chain vaccine logistics and epidemiological forecasting. Units operate under CDC, WHO, and International Health Regulations (IHR) frameworks to detect, contain, and neutralize outbreak threats before they reach pandemic scale.
Capabilities
Core Functions
Specialist Units
Assigned Units
Frameworks
Governing Standards
WHO IHR (2005)
International Health Regulations governing state obligations for disease surveillance and response.
CDC PHEP
Public Health Emergency Preparedness cooperative agreement framework.
GHSA
Global Health Security Agenda — multi-nation framework for preventing, detecting, and responding to infectious disease threats.
One Health
Integrated approach linking human, animal, and environmental health surveillance.
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