Thursday, August 23, 2007

WHO officials say disease spreading faster than ever

GENEVA, Switzerland (Reuters) -- Infectious diseases are emerging more quickly around the globe, spreading faster and becoming increasingly difficult to treat, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.


Story Highlights

* Report warns of good chance a deadly disease could emerge in coming years
* New diseases emerging at rate of about one per year
* Advances in transportation have made spread of disease easier, report says

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