TABLE 1.
Emerging or newly recognized infections — worldwide, 1993–2004
| Year | Disease | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome | United States |
| 1994 | Plague | India |
| 1995 | Ebola hemorrhagic fever | Zaire |
| Leptospirosis | Nicaragua | |
| 1996 | New variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease | United Kingdom |
| 1997 | H5N1 influenza (avian) | Hong Kong |
| Vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus | Japan, United States | |
| 1998 | Nipah virus encephalitis | Malaysia, Singapore |
| 1999 | West Nile encephalitis | Russia, United States |
| 2000 | Rift Valley fever | Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Yemen |
| Ebola hemorrhagic fever | Uganda | |
| 2001 | Foot and mouth disease | United Kingdom |
| Anthrax | United States | |
| 2002 | Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus | United States |
| 2003 | Severe acute respiratory syndrome | Approximately 25 countries |
| Monkeypox | Midwestern United States | |
| 2004 | H5N1 influenza (avian) | Eight Asian countries |