Emerging Infectious Diseases from the Global to the Local Perspective: A Summary of a Workshop of the Forum on Emerging Infections

by Board on Global Health, Jonathan R. Davis, Joshua Lederberg, et al.

In October 1999, the Forum on Emerging Infections of the Institute of Medicine convened a two-day workshop titled "International Aspects of Emerging Infections." Key representatives from the international community explored the forces that drive emerging infectious diseases to prominence.

Representatives from the Americas, Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and Europe made formal presentations and engaged in panel discussions. Emerging Infectious...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309071844
• ISBN13: 9780309071840
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"