Emerging Infectious Diseases (EIDs) and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases (REIDs)
constitute significant health problems and are becoming of major importance. Up to 75% of …

Background New emerging and reemerging infectious disease outbreaks have continued to
cause much human suffering and loss of life worldwide. During the past 2 decades, several …

Infectious diseases following natural disasters tend to occur as a result of the prolonged
secondary effects of the disaster, mostly when there is an interruption of public health …

Background During the last decade, conflict or natural disasters have displaced
unprecedented numbers of persons. This leads to conditions prone to outbreaks that imperil …

Infectious disease outbreaks had a significant impact on shaping the societies and cultures
throughout human history. Major epidemics and pandemics such as the bubonic plague …

Infectious disease outbreaks are increasingly recognised as events that exacerbate impacts
or prolong recovery following disasters. Yet, our understanding of the frequency, geography …

Natural disasters may lead to infectious disease outbreaks when they result in substantial
population displacement and exacerbate synergic risk factors (change in the environment, in …

Detection and control of emerging infectious diseases in conflict situations are major
challenges due to multiple risk factors known to enhance emergence and transmission of …

Of course, in History, some outbreaks have been the starting point of biological attacks, even
long before the discovery of microbiology. In 1346, Mongols exploited the second plague …

Introduction: The field of infectious disease is vast, complex and rapidly expanding. New
advances in diagnostic testing, the development of new antimicrobial therapies and even …