The public health threat of emerging viral disease.

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"Emerging diseases" are those that either have newly appeared in the population or are rapidly increasing their incidence or expanding their geographic range. Emerging viruses usually have identifiable sources, often existing viruses of animals or humans that have been given opportunities to infect new host populations ("viral traffic"). Environmental and social changes, frequently the result of human activities,...

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