New diseases emerging faster
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- February
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New infectious diseases are appearing more often, and more than half of the ones examined moved from animals to humans, according a new study that was published in the journal Nature.
Scientists analyzed 335 diseases that emerged between 1940 and 2004, and found the rate of new infectious diseases was increasing.
HIV/AIDS, Ebola, avian flu and SARS are all examples.
The topic is one that concerns William Karesh, the director of health sciences for the Wildlife Conservation Society, whom I wrote about earlier this month.
He would bring people together to work on common problems, from environmentalists to corporations to government agencies, because he believes there are many areas where people can agree.
“I think the challenge is how do we make good decisions that are balanced,” he said during a recent interview. “There’s the conflict.”
FILE PHOTO: William B. Karesh photographed at the birds of prey exhibit at the Bronx Zoo in 2005. ( Tom Nycz / The Journal News )
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