Economic growth, urbanization, globalization, and the risks of emerging infectious diseases in China: A review

Ambio

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 18-29

  Wu, Tong ^a   Perrings, Charles ^a   Kinzig, Ann ^a,b   Collins, James P ^a   Minteer, Ben A ^a   Daszak, Peter ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ECOHEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian influenza; China; Emerging infectious diseases; Globalization; Urbanization; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SPREAD; ECONOMIC GROWTH; GLOBALIZATION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LIVESTOCK; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PATHOGEN; PROTEIN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBANIZATION;

CHINA;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

ANIMAL; CHINA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; RISK; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TRENDS; URBANIZATION; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALS; CHINA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; RISK; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URBANIZATION; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84982975723     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: 16547209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-016-0809-2     Document Type: Review

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