Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Emergence of New Pathogens as a Function of Changes in Host Susceptibility

J. Glenn Morris* and Morris Potter†

Author affiliations: *University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; and †Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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Cases among persons aged > 13 years, adjusted for delays in reporting, by quarter year, United States, 1988-June 1996. (Points represent quarterly prevalence; the line represents "smoothed" prevalence. Estimates are not adjusted for incomplete reporting of diagnosed AIDS cases or AIDS deaths. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Update: Trends in AIDS incidence, deaths, and prevalence—United States, 1996. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 1997;46:165-73).

Figure 1. Cases among persons aged > 13 years, adjusted for delays in reporting, by quarter year, United States, 1988-June 1996. (Points represent quarterly prevalence; the line represents "smoothed" prevalence. Estimates are not adjusted for incomplete reporting of diagnosed AIDS cases or AIDS deaths. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Update: Trends in AIDS incidence, deaths, and prevalence—United States, 1996. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 1997;46:165-73).

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