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The domestic and international impacts of the 2009-H1N1 influenza a pandemic The domestic and international impacts of the 2009-H1N1 influenza a pandemic Eileen R. Choffnes,David A. Relman,Alison Mack "In March and early April 2009, a new, swine-origin 2009-H1N1 influenza A virus emerged in Mexico and the United States. During the first few weeks of surveillance, the virus spread by human-to-human… OL16114529W
Antibiotic resistance Antibiotic resistance Eileen R. Choffnes,David A. Relman,Alison Mack For decades it seemed as if modern medicine had conquered many of the infectious diseases that once threatened human and animal health. But years of using, misusing, and overusing antibiotics and oth… OL16639501W
Global climate change and extreme weather events Global climate change and extreme weather events David A. Relman Long before the germ theory of disease was described, late in the nineteenth century, humans knew that climatic conditions influence the appearance and spread of epidemic diseases. Ancient notions ab… OL18353344W