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SM Tropical Medicine Journal

Ebola Warrants Media Attention but

[ ISSN : 2573-363X ]

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Received: 28-Aug-2019

Accepted: 06-Sep-2019

Published: 09-Sep-2019

Editorial | Volume 4 - Issue 1 | Article DOI :

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Andrew W. Taylor-Robinson* 

Central Queensland University, Australia

Corresponding Author:

Andrew W. Taylor-Robinson, School of Health, Medical & Applied Sciences, Central Queensland University, 160 Ann Street, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia, Tel: 61-7-3295-1185; Email a.taylor-robinson@cqu.edu.au

Keywords

Infectious disease; Ebola; Dengue; Malaria; Zika; Epidemic; Pandemic; Vector-borne; Water-borne; Food-borne

Abstract

Infectious disease pandemics cause concern and captivate the imagination in equal measure. Public fear of the unexpected, unknown and seemingly uncontrollable is fostered by news agencies and social media as well as exploited by film and television dramas

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Taylor-Robinson AW. Ebola Warrants Media Attention but ‘Regular’ Epidemics of Tropical Infectious Diseases Deserve Coverage Too!. SM Trop Med J. 2019; 4(1): 1019.