Urbanization and slums: infectious diseases in the built environment ; pr…
by Ogawa, V. Ayano, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.)., Forum on Microbial Threats, Urbanization and Slums: New Transmission Pathways of Infectious Diseases in the Built Environment (Workshop), Washington, DC)
"The urban built environment is a prime setting for microbial transmission, because just as cities serve as hubs for migration and international travel, components of the urban built environment serve as hubs that drive the transmission of infectious disease pathogens. The risk …