The interconnected and cross-border nature of risks posed by infectious diseases
Infectious diseases can constitute public health emergencies of international concern when a pathogen arises, acquires new characteristics, or is deliberately released, leading to the potential for loss of human lives as well as societal disruption. A wide range of risk drivers are now known to lead...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2014-10-01
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Series: | Global Health Action |
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Online Access: | http://www.globalhealthaction.net/index.php/gha/article/download/25287/pdf_1 |