EXOTIC DISEASE DIAGNOSES
July 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLCHARITY may begin at home for many people, but as far as diagnosing exotic foreign diseases is concerned, it is far better begun abroad. The growth in diseases spread round the world by mass air travel, such as viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF) and SARS, led in 1998 to the creation of a European Network for Diagnostics of Imported Viral Diseases (ENIVD). This group of laboratories specialises in swiftly identifying diseases brought to Europe from foreign countries, and has developed reference guidelines to aid future diagnoses. Crucially, however, ...
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