title: Prevention is better than cure for emerging infectious diseases.
authors.affiliation: Public Health England, London SE1 8UG, UK.
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Heymann
authors.forename: Osman A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Dar
mesh_terms: D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000592:standards; D000818:Animals; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000191:economics* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000662:veterinary; D004463:Ecology; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007391:International Cooperation; D014944:World Health Organization; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission