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Nature 451, 898-899 (21 February 2008) | doi:10.1038/451898a; Published online 20 February 2008
Epidemiology: Emerging diseases go global
Mark E. J. Woolhouse1
Abstract
Novel human infections continue to appear all over the world, but the risk is higher in some regions than others. Identification of emerging-disease 'hotspots' will help target surveillance work.
The steady stream of outbreaks of new or unexpected infectious diseases is a much-discussed issue in the field of public health1, 2 and has even acquired its own dedicated scientific journal3. But for many years research has generally taken a case-by-case approach to understanding why new infections emerge.
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