Special Issue new technologies to the detection, identification, and interdiction of emerging
diseases, by expanding research on ecologic and environmental factors influencing disease …

Perspective Page 1 Where Do Emerging Pathogens Come from? Understanding the origins of
pathogens will help us to combat emerging infectious diseases Mark EJ Woolhouse I nfectious …

Emerging Infectious Diseases Emerging Infectious Diseases offers an introduction to
emerging and reemerging infectious disease, focusing on significant illnesses found in …

The early history of infectious diseases was characterized by sudden, unpredictable
outbreaks, frequently of epidemic proportion. Scientific advances in the late 19th and early …

The emergence of HIV disease and AIDS, the reemergence of tuberculosis, and the
increased opportunity for disease spread through international travel demonstrate the critical …

We live in an ever more connected global village linked through international travel, politics,
economics, culture and human–human and human–animal interactions. The realization that …

Human population growth, technological advances, and changing social behaviors lead to
the selection of new microbial pathogens. Antimicrobial drugs, vaccines, diagnostics, and …

Infectious diseases are the third leading cause of death in the United States and the leading
cause worldwide. As the new millennium approaches, the public health community must …

The diversity of infectious disease threats currently facing humanity is unprecedented. The
introduction of potent antimicrobial agents and vaccines into modern medicine's arsenal in …

Almost 10 years ago, a group of distinguished scientists and policy makers began meeting
at the offices of the Institute of Medicine in Washington, DC, to consider the implications of …