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Record Nr.

UNINA9910957982403321

Titolo

Fungal diseases : an emerging threat to human, animal, and plant health : workshop summary / / Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2011

ISBN

9786613278746

9780309212298

0309212294

9781283278744

128327874X

9780309212274

0309212278

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (488 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

OlsenLeighAnne

Disciplina

614.55

Soggetti

Emerging infectious diseases

Microorganisms - Evolution

Fungal diseases of plants

Communicable diseases - Prevention

Mycoses

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"LeighAnne Olsen ... [et al.] rapporteurs, Forum on Microbial Threats, Board on Global Health."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""xvii Tables, Figures, and Boxes""; ""Workshop Overview""; ""Appendix A: Contributed Manuscripts""; ""Appendix B: Agenda""; ""Appendix C: Acronyms""; ""Appendix D: Glossary""; ""Appendix E: Forum Member Biographies""; ""Appendix F Speaker Biographies""

Sommario/riassunto

"Fungal diseases have contributed to death and disability in humans, triggered global wildlife extinctions and population declines, devastated agricultural crops, and altered forest ecosystem dynamics. Despite the extensive influence of fungi on health and economic well-being, the threats posed by emerging fungal pathogens to life on Earth



are often underappreciated and poorly understood. On December 14 and 15, 2010, the IOM's Forum on Microbial Threats hosted a public workshop to explore the scientific and policy dimensions associated with the causes and consequences of emerging fungal diseases."--Publisher's description.