• María Del Carmen Guzmán-Bracho, Jorge A Ramírez-Hernández, Martha E Rodríguez-Pérez, Carlos Viesca-Treviño, and José A Díaz-Quiñonez.
• Institute of Epidemiological Diagnosis and Reference "Dr. Manuel Martínez Báez". Mexico City, Mexico.
• Gac Med Mex. 2020 Jan 1; 156 (2): 124-131.

AbstractFrom 1990 to 2012, the Sanitary and Tropical Diseases Institute experienced the most important changes. In 1989, its name and orientation were modified to become the National Institute of Epidemiological Diagnosis and Reference. Shortly before, it had been formalized as the apex of the National Network of Public Health Laboratories and had incorporated laboratories for preventive programs such as exfoliative cytology and rabies, malaria and tuberculosis diagnosis; subsequently, it would incorporate other networks that emerged as part of the response to major epidemic outbreaks and to the new epidemiological outlook. In this period, 27 priority diagnostic algorithms were defined, organized in 18 networks, some of which began to collaborate with global networks. In 2001, the Institute started working with pathogens related to bioterrorism. By then, space restrictions of the headquarter's building were evident; in 2008, starting the construction of new facilities was decided. The Institute and its diagnostic networks constitute a milestone in Latin American public health of the 21st century.Copyright: © 2020 Permanyer.

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