PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Hakan Erdem
AU  - Serhat Ünal
TI  - New global viral threats
AID  - 10.15537/smj.2015.4.10089
DP  - 2015 Jan 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 393--398
VI  - 36
IP  - 4
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/36/4/393.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/36/4/393.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2015 Jan 01; 36
AB  - Infectious diseases have caused great catastrophes in human history, as in the example of the plague, which wiped out half of the population in Europe in the 14th century. Ebola virus and H7N9 avian influenza virus are 2 lethal pathogens that we have encountered in the second decade of the 21st century. Ebola infection is currently being seen in West Africa, and H7N9 avian flu appears to have settled in Southeast Asia. This article focuses on the current situation and the future prospects of these potential infectious threats to mankind.