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Emerging Pandemic Diseases: How We Got to COVID-19 by Morens, David M., Fauci, Anthony S.

“…Infectious diseases prevalent in humans and animals are caused by pathogens that once emerged from other animal hosts. In addition to these established…”
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Emerging infectious diseases: threats to human health and global stability by Morens, David M, Fauci, Anthony S

“…  HIV/AIDS, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), and the most recent 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza are only a few of many examples of emerging infectious…”
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Zika Virus in the Americas — Yet Another Arbovirus Threat by Fauci, Anthony S, Morens, David M

“…The explosive pandemic of Zika virus infection in South and Central America is the most recent of four unexpected arrivals of important arthropod-borne viral…”
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Escaping Pandora’s Box — Another Novel Coronavirus by Morens, David M, Daszak, Peter, Taubenberger, Jeffery K

“…With luck, public health control measures may be able to put the Covid-19 demons back in the jar. If they do not, we face a daunting challenge equal to, or…”
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Predominant Role of Bacterial Pneumonia as a Cause of Death in Pandemic Influenza: Implications for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness by Morens, David M.., Taubenberger, Jeffery K., Fauci, Anthony S.

“…Background. Despite the availability of published data on 4 pandemics that have occurred over the past 120 years, there is little modern information on the…”
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Universal Coronavirus Vaccines — An Urgent Need by Morens, David M, Taubenberger, Jeffery K, Fauci, Anthony S

“…We need a research approach that can characterize the global coronaviral universe, characterize the natural history and pathogenesis of coronaviruses in…”
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The 1918 influenza pandemic: 100 years of questions answered and unanswered by Taubenberger, Jeffery K, Kash, John C, Morens, David M

“…The 2018-2019 period marks the centennial of the "Spanish" influenza pandemic, which caused at least 50 million deaths worldwide. The unprecedented nature of…”
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Rethinking next-generation vaccines for coronaviruses, influenzaviruses, and other respiratory viruses by Morens, David M., Taubenberger, Jeffery K., Fauci, Anthony S.

“…Viruses that replicate in the human respiratory mucosa without infecting systemically, including influenza A, SARS-CoV-2, endemic coronaviruses, RSV, and many…”
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The Concept of Classical Herd Immunity May Not Apply to COVID-19 by Morens, David M, Folkers, Gregory K, Fauci, Anthony S

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The Perpetual Challenge of Infectious Diseases by Fauci, Anthony S, Morens, David M

“…During the past 200 years, our understanding of infectious diseases has radically evolved from the identification of microbes, to defining their genetic…”
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Pandemic COVID-19 Joins History's Pandemic Legion by Morens, David M, Daszak, Peter, Markel, Howard, Taubenberger, Jeffery K

“…With great apprehension, the world is now watching the birth of a novel pandemic already causing tremendous suffering, death, and disruption of normal life…”
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The Pathogenesis of Ebola Virus Disease by Baseler, Laura, Chertow, Daniel S, Johnson, Karl M, Feldmann, Heinz, Morens, David M

“…For almost 50 years, ebolaviruses and related filoviruses have been repeatedly reemerging across the vast equatorial belt of the African continent to cause…”
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Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus — Another Emergent Arbovirus in the United States by Morens, David M, Folkers, Gregory K, Fauci, Anthony S

“…In the summer and fall of 2019, nine U.S. states reported 36 human cases (14 of them fatal) of EEE, an arthropod-borne viral (arboviral) disease transmitted by…”
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The 1918 Influenza Pandemic and Its Legacy by Taubenberger, Jeffery K, Morens, David M

“…Just over a century ago in 1918-1919, the "Spanish" influenza pandemic appeared nearly simultaneously around the world and caused extraordinary…”
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The pathology of influenza virus infections by Taubenberger, Jeffery K, Morens, David M

“…Influenza viruses are significant human respiratory pathogens that cause both seasonal, endemic infections and periodic, unpredictable pandemics. The worst…”
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The Mother of All Pandemics Is 100 Years Old (and Going Strong) by Morens, David M, Taubenberger, Jeffery K

“…This year marks the 100th anniversary of the deadliest event in human history. In 1918-1919, pandemic influenza appeared nearly simultaneously around the globe…”
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A Centenary Tale of Two Pandemics: The 1918 Influenza Pandemic and COVID-19, Part I by Morens, David M, Taubenberger, Jeffery K, Fauci, Anthony S

“…Separated by a century, the influenza pandemic of 1918 and the COVID-19 pandemic of 2019-2021 are among the most disastrous infectious disease emergences of…”
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New coronavirus outbreak: Framing questions for pandemic prevention by Layne, Scott P, Hyman, James M, Morens, David M, Taubenberger, Jeffery K

“…We need to understand and quantify the dominant variables that govern the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, rather than relying exclusively on confirmed cases and their…”
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The Persistent Legacy of the 1918 Influenza Virus by Morens, David M, Taubenberger, Jeffery K, Fauci, Anthony S

“…Descendants of the H1N1 influenza A virus that caused the catastrophic and historic pandemic of 1918–1919 continue to contribute their genes to new viruses,…”
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Neuraminidase as an influenza vaccine antigen: a low hanging fruit, ready for picking to improve vaccine effectiveness by Eichelberger, Maryna C, Morens, David M, Taubenberger, Jeffery K

“…[Display omitted] •Neuraminidase (NA)-inhibiting antibodies are an independent correlate of vaccine efficacy.•Many NA-specific antibodies bind to conserved…”
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