id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-276797-86hc3lbi Jamieson, Denise J. Emerging infectious disease outbreaks: Old lessons and new challenges for obstetrician-gynecologists 2006-06-30 .txt text/plain 7263 417 50 Objective The purpose of this study was to summarize 3 recent high-profile infectious disease threats that have affected the United States: severe acute respiratory syndrome, West Nile virus, and anthrax. Results The 3 emerging infectious diseases pose very different threats: Severe acute respiratory syndrome is a newly identified pathogen that caused an international pandemic; the West Nile virus investigation involved an old pathogen that was identified in a new location; and the anthrax attacks involved the intentional introduction of a pathogen. This systematic review summarizes 3 recent, highprofile infectious disease threats that have affected the United States: (1) SARS, (2) West Nile virus, and (3) anthrax. The 3 emerging infectious disease threats that are described in this systematic review pose very different and novel health threats: SARS is a newly identified pathogen that caused an international pandemic; the West Nile virus investigation involved an old pathogen that was identified in a new location; and the anthrax attacks involved the intentional introduction of a pathogen. ./cache/cord-276797-86hc3lbi.txt ./txt/cord-276797-86hc3lbi.txt