title: Editorial: "Infectious Diseases in Asia-Pacific: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives".
authors.affiliation: Centre for Perinatal Infection Research and The National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance Kids Research Institute The Children's Hospital at Westmead and The University of Sydney Sydney, NSW Australia. gulam.khandaker@health.nsw.gov.au.
authors.forename: Gulam
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Khandaker
authors.forename: Vyoma
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Harunor
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rashid
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000266:history; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D007514:Islam; D019601:Pacific States; D012529:Saudi Arabia