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Modern Travel and Disease Invasion

Prof. Sazaly Abu Bakar, Virologist, University of Malaya

13-Aug-14 16:00

Modern Travel and Disease Invasion

After the death of American Patrick Sawyer of the ebola virus, the travelling world is on red alert. After all, he boarded two planes along his journey - how has modern travel changed the nature of disease spread and invasion? Professor Sazaly Abu Bakar, virologist, breaks it down for us.


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