[Joint collaboration in infectious diseases in China, the University of Tokyo].
Recent rapid developments in Asian and African countries bring an opportunity of cross-species transmission of pathogens through unprecedented contacts between people and wild animals. Furthermore, increase of global exchanges of people and products facilitates a rapid spread of infectious diseases worldwide. China has an enormous population with diverse ethnic groups within its wide territory; furthermore, it is experiencing very rapid urbanization. These conditions make China a potential epicenter of emerging infectious diseases. One good example is the SARS incidence in 2003. Therefore, it is essential to include China in a network of research groups of infectious diseases. Here we summarize the ongoing collaborations between the Institute of Medical Science, the University of Tokyo, and its Chinese counterparts.
Research Center for Asian Infectious Diseases, Institute of Medical Science, the University of Tokyo.
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D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D003140:Communicable Disease Control; D003141:Communicable Diseases; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D012106:Research; D014041:Tokyo; D014495:Universities