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China is a big country with huge regional differences in social economic development. The large population, high population density and mobility, as well as significant regional differences in life style make infectious diseases a major threat to China. With strong outburst and fast spread, infectious diseases are also more difficult to control in China. So China has to stick to a strategy which emphasizes both prevention and therapy in infectious disease control.
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- West Nile Virus
- Japanese Encephalitis Virus
- Small Molecule Compound
- Infectious Disease Control
- Infectious Disease Prevention
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(2010). Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control. In: Chen, K., Lin, Q., Wu, J. (eds) Science & Technology on Public Health in China: A Roadmap to 2050. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-05338-2_8
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