id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-274591-p34kk4up Horby, Peter W, Prospects for Emerging Infections in East and Southeast Asia 10 Years after Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 2013-06-17 .txt text/plain 4265 156 36 The region is certainly a hot spot of socioeconomic and environmental change, and although some changes (e.g., urbanization and agricultural intensification) may reduce the probability of emerging infectious diseases, the effect of any individual emergence event may be increased by the greater concentration and connectivity of livestock, persons, and products. The SARS epidemic provided a dramatic demonstration of the weaknesses in national and global capacities to detect and respond to emerging infectious diseases, and it was in many ways a watershed event that had a transformative effect on many of the clinical, public health, and other professionals involved. Surveillance and response capacities have improved in the last decade, and East and Southeast Asia are far better prepared to detect and respond to emerging infectious diseases. ./cache/cord-274591-p34kk4up.txt ./txt/cord-274591-p34kk4up.txt