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Emerging infectious diseases, the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and the increasing frequency of zoonotic spillover events underscore the critical ...

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases says that the list of emerging infectious diseases is hardly limited to outbreaks of previously unknown pathogens. It also includes known ...

The convergence of rapid environmental change and emerging infectious diseases presents an urgent challenge for global public health. Harnessing advances in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . BOSTON — The emergence of infectious diseases can be tied to events like climate change, social change and ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—A Mississippi State University faculty member provides critical updates regarding the spread of infectious diseases and rise of chronic and degenerative diseases in a second edition ...

NETEC’s Dr. Alex Isakov downloads a cruise ship hantavirus outbreak timeline, PPE guidance and public health resources ...

Many emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, especially zoonotic diseases such as ebola or new coronaviruses, emerge as the result of intensified human activities such as deforestation, ...

Chikungunya and severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) are two distinct but increasingly important vector-borne public health threats in China. Chikungunya, a mosquito-borne viral disease ...

Though some researchers believe it should be labeled endemic in the United States, most Americans don’t need to worry about getting sick. By Simar Bajaj With federal support, Environmental Health ...