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- Title
The challenge of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases.
- Authors
Morens, David M; Folkers, Gregory K; Fauci, Anthony S
- Abstract
Infectious diseases have for centuries ranked with wars and famine as major challenges to human progress and survival. They remain among the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Against a constant background of established infections, epidemics of new and old infectious diseases periodically emerge, greatly magnifying the global burden of infections. Studies of these emerging infections reveal the evolutionary properties of pathogenic microorganisms and the dynamic relationships between microorganisms, their hosts and the environment.
- Publication
Nature, 2004, Vol 430, Issue 6996, p242
- ISSN
1476-4687
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/nature02759