Emerging and re-emerging diseases: A narrative review

Infectious diseases remain a serious concern all over the world due to its significant impact on public health and economic stability. About 30 new causative organisms have been discovered over the past few decades, most of which are zoonotic in origins. Thus, infectious diseases are now posing a ne...

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Main Authors: Subhhojeet Biswas, Hemant K Khuntia, Madhusmita Bal, Sanghamitra Pati, Manoranjan Ranjit
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:​​​One Health Bulletin
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Acceso en liña:http://www.johb.info/article.asp?issn=2773-0344;year=2023;volume=3;issue=1;spage=20;epage=20;aulast=Biswas
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Summary:Infectious diseases remain a serious concern all over the world due to its significant impact on public health and economic stability. About 30 new causative organisms have been discovered over the past few decades, most of which are zoonotic in origins. Thus, infectious diseases are now posing a never-ending challenge to human civilisation. As a result, constant awareness along with adoption of effective strategies to control infectious disease spread has now become crucial. This review gives valuable information on diseases that emerge and re-emerge every now and then. The paper also highlights challenges related to tackling of infectious diseases in present scenario and significance of employing strategies for effective control in near future against various deadly infectious diseases like COVID-19.
ISSN:2773-0344
2773-0352