Infectious Disease Movement in a Borderless World: Workshop Summary

by Forum on Microbial Threats, Institute of Medicine, Board on Global Health

Modern transportation allows people, animals, and plants--and the pathogens they carry--to travel more easily than ever before. The ease and speed of travel, tourism, and international trade connect once-remote areas with one another, eliminating many of the geographic and cultural barriers that once limited the spread of disease. Because of our global interconnectedness through transportation, tourism and trade, infectious diseases emerge more...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309144477
• ISBN13: 9780309144476
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.