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. 2017 Dec 27;14(12):e1002474.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002474. eCollection 2017 Dec.

Re-emerging and newly recognized sexually transmitted infections: Can prior experiences shed light on future identification and control?

Kyle Bernstein  1 , Virginia B Bowen  1 , Caron R Kim  2 , Michel J Counotte  3 , Robert D Kirkcaldy  1 , Edna Kara  2 , Gail Bolan  1 , Nicola Low  3 , Nathalie Broutet  2
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Re-emerging and newly recognized sexually transmitted infections: Can prior experiences shed light on future identification and control?

Kyle Bernstein et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

How do we spot the next sexually transmitted infection? Kyle Bernstein and colleagues look for lessons from past discovery.

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Conflict of interest statement

I have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: NL received funding from the World Health Organization and Swiss National Science Foundation for research about the sexual transmission of Zika virus. NL also receives a stipend as a specialty consulting editor for PLOS Medicine and serves on the journal's editorial board.

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