Title of article
Editorial: The challenge of emerging infectious diseases; high time for integrated global response
Author/Authors
Siddiqui, Saima Aziz Dow University of Health Sciences - Department of Obstetrics Gynaecology Unit-I, Pakistan
From page
1165
To page
1167
Abstract
World Health Organization defined emerging infectious diseases (EID) as diseases of infectious origin whose incidence in humans has increased in the recent past or is threatened to increase in near future. These also include those infections which appear in new geographic areas or increase abruptly. During the past 30years more than 30 new organisms have been detected including
Journal title
Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association (Centre) JPMA
Journal title
Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association (Centre) JPMA
Record number
2651705
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