Infectious disease in an era of global change.
Nat Rev Microbiol
; 20(4): 193-205, 2022 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1467107
ABSTRACT
The twenty-first century has witnessed a wave of severe infectious disease outbreaks, not least the COVID-19 pandemic, which has had a devastating impact on lives and livelihoods around the globe. The 2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus outbreak, the 2009 swine flu pandemic, the 2012 Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus outbreak, the 2013-2016 Ebola virus disease epidemic in West Africa and the 2015 Zika virus disease epidemic all resulted in substantial morbidity and mortality while spreading across borders to infect people in multiple countries. At the same time, the past few decades have ushered in an unprecedented era of technological, demographic and climatic change airline flights have doubled since 2000, since 2007 more people live in urban areas than rural areas, population numbers continue to climb and climate change presents an escalating threat to society. In this Review, we consider the extent to which these recent global changes have increased the risk of infectious disease outbreaks, even as improved sanitation and access to health care have resulted in considerable progress worldwide.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Communicable Diseases
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Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola
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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
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Zika Virus
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Zika Virus Infection
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Nat Rev Microbiol
Journal subject:
Microbiology
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S41579-021-00639-z
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