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In the 1970s, because of the remarkable progress made in the areas of vaccines and antibiotics, public health officials felt confident that the threats posed by infectious diseases could be eliminated
Africa bears the highest burden of infectious disease pathogens in the world but has the weakest public health systems and infrastructure
The Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa killed an estimated 11 000 people and reversed gains made in economic growth in the affected countries
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In the 1970s, because of the remarkable progress made in the areas of vaccines and antibiotics, public health officials felt confident that the threats posed by infectious diseases could be eliminated. Africa bears the highest burden of infectious disease pathogens in the world but has the weakest public health systems and infrastructure.
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