Emerging Infectious Diseases: Public Health Issues for the 21st Century

Abstract

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 replenish capacity depleted during years of inadequate funding while simultaneously incorporating new technologies and planning for the longer term. Among the challenges facing the public health community is the need for coordinated, global, multisectoral approaches to preventing and controlling complex infectious disease problems.

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Public healthInfectious disease (medical specialty)Global healthDiseaseEconomic growthCause of deathEmerging technologiesEnvironmental healthPolitical scienceMedicineBusinessDevelopment economicsEconomicsComputer science

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Year: 1999
Type: article
Volume: 284
Issue: 5418
Pages: 1311-1313
Citations: 278
Access: Closed

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                                    Sue Binder, 
                                
                                    Alexandra Levitt, 
                                
                                    Jeffrey J. Sacks
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1999). 
                            Emerging Infectious Diseases: Public Health Issues for the 21st Century. 
                            Science
                            , 284
                            (5418)
                            , 1311-1313.
                            https://doi.org/10.1126/science.284.5418.1311
                        

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DOI: 10.1126/science.284.5418.1311