Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases, Future Challenges and Strategy
Published: August 1, 2012 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2012/.2341
Sanjeev K. Gupta, Prashant Gupta, Parul Sharma, Ashish Kumar Shrivastava, Sudhir Kumar Soni
1. Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute,
Cuddalore Main Road Pillayarkuppam Pondicherry, India.
2. Research Consultant in Indian Institute of Public Health
Delhi, India.
3. Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine,
Subharti Medical College and Subharti University,
Subhartipuram Meerut, India.
4. Surveillance Medical Officer in National Polio Surveillance
Project, Government of India-World Health Organization
(WHO) Collaboration, Noida, India.
5. Surveillance Medical Officer in National Polio Surveillance
Project, Government of India-World Health Organization
(WHO) collaboration, Indore Madhya Pradesh, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Sanjeev K Gupta
Type-2, 1D, Doctor resident quarters,
Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute,
Cuddalore Main Road Pillaiyarkuppam Pondicherry, India.
E-mail: drsanjeev15@gmail.com
The emerging infectious diseases and their basic causes present a threat to the stability of the nations worldwide. The factors for the emergence/re-emergence of infectious diseases are complex and interrelated. The spread of antimicrobial resistance is another emerging global public health issue. New pathogens and antimicrobial-resistant forms of the older pathogens continue to emerge, some with the potential for a rapid and a global spread, with high morbidity and mortality and these are of public health importance.
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