TY - JOUR
T1 - Preparedness for emerging epidemic threats
T2 - a Lancet Infectious Diseases Commission
AU - Lancet Infectious Diseases Commission
AU - Lee, Vernon J.
AU - Aguilera, Ximena
AU - Heymann, David
AU - Wilder-Smith, Annelies
AU - Halton, Jane
PY - 2020/1
Y1 - 2020/1
N2 - At any time, an emerging, lethal, and highly transmissible pathogen might pose a risk of being spread globally because of the interconnectedness of the global population.1,2 Emerging epidemic threats are occurring with increasing scale, duration, and effect, often disrupting travel and trade, and damaging both national and regional economies.3,4 Even geographically limited outbreaks such as the Ebola virus disease in Africa might have a global effect.
AB - At any time, an emerging, lethal, and highly transmissible pathogen might pose a risk of being spread globally because of the interconnectedness of the global population.1,2 Emerging epidemic threats are occurring with increasing scale, duration, and effect, often disrupting travel and trade, and damaging both national and regional economies.3,4 Even geographically limited outbreaks such as the Ebola virus disease in Africa might have a global effect.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85076834063&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30674-7
DO - 10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30674-7
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 31876487
AN - SCOPUS:85076834063
SN - 1473-3099
VL - 20
SP - 17
EP - 19
JO - The Lancet Infectious Diseases
JF - The Lancet Infectious Diseases
IS - 1
ER -
