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Risk factors for the evolutionary emergence of pathogens

Recent outbreaks of novel infectious diseases (e.g. SARS, influenza H1N1) have highlighted the threat of cross-species pathogen transmission. When first introduced to a population, a pathogen is often poorly adapted to its new host and must evolve in order to escape extinction. Theoretical arguments...

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Autores principales: Alexander, H. K., Day, T.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2935601/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20410190
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2010.0123