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Science 21 May 1999:
Vol. 284. no. 5418, pp. 1311 - 1313
DOI: 10.1126/science.284.5418.1311
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Emerging Infectious Diseases: Public Health Issues for the 21st Century

Sue Binder, 1* Alexandra M. Levitt, 2 Jeffrey J. Sacks, 3 James M. Hughes 4

Infectious diseases are the third leading cause of death in the United States and the leading cause worldwide. As the new millennium approaches, the public health community must replenish capacity depleted during years of inadequate funding while simultaneously incorporating new technologies and planning for the longer term. Among the challenges facing the public health community is the need for coordinated, global, multisectoral approaches to preventing and controlling complex infectious disease problems.

1 Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), F-22, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
2 Office of the Director, NCID, CDC, 404 Sixth Avenue, Third Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11215, USA.
3 National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC, K-63, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
4 NCID, CDC, C-12, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
*   To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: scb1{at}cdc.gov

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