title: Global health--the threat to the U.K. or why should we care?
authors.affiliation: Health Protection Agency, UK.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Heymann
mesh_terms: D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D053124:Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology; D014195:Travel; D006113:United Kingdom