The document discusses preparedness for highly contagious diseases and outlines several key areas of focus: 1) The risks of disease outbreak include military, humanitarian, research missions; migration; tourism; illegal animal imports; and bioterrorism. 2) Preparedness efforts need to address difficult diagnosis; material and technical support for response forces; dealing with the dead and biowaste; and protection of responders. 3) Cross-border cooperation between the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and other countries is important for sharing experiences and training to comprehensively prepare response systems.

1. EOBO-20/P EOBO-10/P
Belgium
(Doctors without Borders)
Brazil Canada Russia Slovakia Czech Republic
Bio-Bag EBV-30/40
The risk
analyses
The threat
of infection/pandemic
The place of occurrence
of HCDMilitary, humanitarian,
research missions
Migration of inhabitants
Tourism
Illegal import of animals
Religion missions
Bioterrorism
Business activities
Immigrants from Africa
Insufficient
legislation
Preparedness of basic
and other forces of IRS
Cross-border
cooperation
Difficult to diagnosis the patient
with the potential of HCD
Material-technical provision
of intervening forces
Dealing with the dead
and biowaste
„The language of numbers is stark.
Over past two years, died within two epidemics a consi-
derable number of patients with the disease. Epidemic
spreads faster than the health system can respond. „
Margaret Chann
Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO)
EGO Zlín, spol. s r. o. (Ltd), U Pekárny 438, Štípa, 763 14 Zlín, Česká Republika, sekretariat@egozlin.cz,
www.egozlin.cz, tel.: +420 577 100 031
The protection
of intervening forces
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COMPLEX SOLUTION OF BIOLOGICAL PROTECTION
Isolation of patient Transport of patient with
the potential of HCD
Decontamination
„Insulator“ Biobox EBX-06
Immediate isolation
of patient
Hospitalisation
of patient
The main participants: members of biohazard team
of Medical Emergency System (MES), staff of infectious
clinics, emergency reception, Fire Brigade, Public Health
Authority and Police of Czech Republic
Exchange of experience at the state level (Czech Republic,
Slovakia, Poland)
Exchange of experience of individual regions
Establish personal relations, cooperation, bilateral meetings
The knowledge of use the biological protection
and decontamination agents
Timely elimination of mistakes in practical trainings
and demonstrations of risk elimination
The possibility of specification of biological control
agents according to the needs and requirements
of the intervening forces in the material and technical support
Support in internal trainings of individual forces
Collaborative seminars
The aim: Comprehensive preparedness of Integrated Rescue System forces (IRS) in the
Czech Republic and Slovakia in occurrence of highly contagious diseases (HCD)