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Emergence of New Pathogens as a Function of Changes in Host Susceptibility
1 Dec 1997
Abstract excerpt
A pathogen may emerge as an important public health problem because of changes in itself or its transmission pathways. Alternatively, a microorganism may emerge as a pathogen or acquire new public health importance because of changes in host susceptibility to infection. Factors influencing host susceptibility within the population as a whole include increases in the number of immunocompromised patients; increased...
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