Emerging infectious diseases
Vincent R. Racaniello
Vincent R. Racaniello
Published March 15, 2004
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2004;113(6):796-798. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI21370.
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Emerging infectious diseases

Abstract

Human population growth, technological advances, and changing social behaviors lead to the selection of new microbial pathogens. Antimicrobial drugs, vaccines, diagnostics, and treatments for emerging infectious diseases must be developed. The selective forces that drive the emergence of new infectious diseases, and the implications for our survival, are just beginning to be understood.

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Vincent R. Racaniello

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Examples of recently emerging pathogens

Examples of recently emerging pathogens