Emergent Disease
An emergent disease is one that is either new or has recently returned as a problem.
‘Emergent disease’ refers to pathological problems identified within recent history (approximately in the last two decades).
An emergent disease can be either a disease that is new or a disease that has long existed but which has for some reason has become a new problem.
‘Epidemiology’ refers to the study of disease in a population, and is a large and highly relevant part of EDF’s interests.