The next emerging threat

Ian Lipkin, Columbia University, New York, and Lyle Petersen, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, discuss recently emerged pathogens, and how to prepare should their range expand. When asked if MERS-coronavirus would cause the next pandemic, Ian Lipkin responded ‘I don’t have a crystal ball’. Recorded at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Boston, MA on 19 May 2014.
Source: virology blog - Category: Virology Authors: Tags: Basic virology Information Chikungunya Dengue emerging infection ian lipkin MERS-CoV middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus viral yellow fever Source Type: blogs