Epidemic
Research from Emory University yields new findings on epidemic
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, March 25th, 2007
Researchers detail in "Maintenance of endemicity in urban environments: a hypothesis linking risk, network structure and geography," new data in epidemic. "In industrialised countries, a rapid epidemic phase of HIV transmission has largely given way to more moderated endemic transmission. The dynamics of endemic transmission may differ substantially from those generating epidemic spread," scientists in the United States report.
"We hypothesise that three elements play an important role in maintaining endemicity in high prevalence urban environments. First, persons are likely to be subject to multiple risks from multiple sources rather than engaging in a single,...
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