Infectious and Rare Diseases

Infectious Diseases in Asia

Since 10 years severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) emerged, and East and Southeast Asia retain a reputation as a major area of emerging infectious diseases. The region is certainly a highly effected areas for the socioeconomic and environmental change, and although some changes may reduce the probability of emerging infectious diseases, the effect of any individual emergence event may increase the greater concentration and connectivity of livestock, persons, and products. The region is now better able to detect and respond to emerging infectious diseases. But the tools and methods to produce sufficient refined assessments of the risks of disease emergence are still lacking.