title: [Globalization and infectious diseases].
abstract: We live in an ever more connected global village linked through international travel, politics, economics, culture and human-human and human-animal interactions. In public health a similar combination of factors can be seen. Today the concept of globalization including global exposure to infectious diseases is becoming more apparent. In 2003 outbreaks included monkeypox , SARS and avian influenza. This article examines some basic problems to infectious diseases emergence and control.
authors.affiliation: Strutture Complesse a Direzione Ospedaliera Malattie Infettive. pietro.luigi.garavelli@maggioreosp.novara.it
authors.forename: Pietro Luigi
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Garavelli
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Peduzzi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds; D003140:Communicable Disease Control; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D045908:Mpox, Monkeypox / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011634:Public Health; D012307:Risk Factors; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D014944:World Health Organization