Article Document Academic Article Information Content Entity Continuant Continuant Journal Article Entity Entity Generically Dependent Continuant 2025-05-10T17:13:46 RDF description of Role of immigrants and migrants in emerging infectious diseases - http://repository.healthpartners.com/individual/document-rn18994 10.1016/j.mcna.2008.07.001 <p>Population migration plays a critical role in the spread of disease by initiating outbreaks of acute diseases, changing the prevalence of infectious diseases at a given location, and changing the face of chronic disease resulting from previous infection. This article focuses on the recent demographic changes in North America that have facilitated the introduction and spread of new microbial threats, the role migrant populations play in changing the demographics of specific infectious diseases, and the potential responses of clinicians and public health officials in addressing the challenges posed by these infections. The emphasis of the article is on immigrant and migrant populations entering North America; the role of travelers in emerging infectious diseases is addressed in another article in this issue.<p> 13559 2022-02-21T22:48:57.408-06:00 Infectious Diseases Global Health 6 92 Role of immigrants and migrants in emerging infectious diseases 21698 public Immigrants Chronic Disease Medical Clinics of North America Parasitic Diseases document-rn18994