From the 1980s to the present, public health laboratories have been on the frontline of efforts to detect and characterize emerging infectious diseases. Describe some of the infectious diseases that have been detected.

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The Answer is Infectious diseases that were mentioned by the authors include: HIV, hantavirus, West Nile virus, SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome), influenza strains H5N1 and H7N9, MERS-CoV (Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome coronavirus), Ebola, and anthrax attacks.

From the 1980s to the Present, Public Health Laboratories Have