Text Box: Examples of new pathogenic microbes and infectious diseases recognized since 1973 

Rotavirus - 1973
Parvovirus - 1975
Cryptosporidium parvum - 1976
Ebola virus - 1977
Legionella pneumophila - 1977
Hantaavirus - 1977
Campylobacter jujuni - 1977
Escherichia coli 0157 - 1982
Borelia burgdorferi - 1982
Helicobacter pylori - 1983
Cyclospora cayatanensis - 1986
Hepatitis E - 1988
Vibrio cholerae 0139 - 1992


 
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