Why may the 21st century become the «century of pandemics»? А question for discussion
- Authors: Ershov F.I.1
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Affiliations:
- National Research Centre for Epidemiology and Microbiology named after the honorary academician N.F. Gamaleya of the Ministry of Health of Russia
- Issue: Vol 69, No 1 (2024)
- Pages: 88-90
- Section: DISCUSSION
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0507-4088/article/view/254062
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.36233/0507-4088-227
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/fhapwc
- ID: 254062
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In the first 20 years of the 21st century, almost annual outbreaks of viral infections were recorded. It is becoming increasingly clear that until humanity changes its destructive attitude towards nature, epidemics of deadly diseases will continue to occur. A question arises for discussion: is the existing arsenal of antiviral agents sufficient to withstand the current unfavorable socio-economic situation in the world?
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##article.viewOnOriginalSite##About the authors
Felix I. Ershov
National Research Centre for Epidemiology and Microbiology named after the honorary academician N.F. Gamaleya of the Ministry of Health of Russia
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Email: felixershov@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4780-7560
Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Chief Researcher National Research Centre for Epidemiology and Microbiology named after the honorary academician N.F. Gamaleya of the Ministry of Health of Russia
Russian Federation, 123098, MoscowReferences
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