A PHEIC is defined in the IHR (2005) as, “an extraordinary event which is determined to constitute a public health risk to other States through the international spread of disease and to potentially require a coordinated international response”.

国际卫生条例规定，国际公共卫生紧急事件指已确定会通过国际传播对其他国家构成公共卫生威胁并需要采取国际协调措施的非常事件。

* PHEIC – Public Health Emergency of International Concerns 国际公共卫生紧急事件

* IHR (2005) – International Health Regulations (2005) (click to download full document) 国际卫生条例（2005）英文全文（点击下载）

该定义指符合下列标准的情况：

• serious, sudden, unusual or unexpected; 严重、突然、不寻常、意外
• carries implications for public health beyond the affected State’s national border; and 对公共卫生的影响很可能超出受影响国国界；并且
• may require immediate international action. 可能需要立即采取国际行动