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Selected pathogens that have emerged since 1980
| Year Identified | Pathogen |
|---|---|
| 1981 | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| 1982 | Escherichia coli O157:H7 |
| 1986 | Ehrlichia chaffeensis |
| 1992 | Bartonella henselae |
| 1993 | Sin Nombre virus |
| 1996 | Prions (variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease) |
| 1996 | Avian influenza virus |
| 1998 | Nipah virus |
| 1999 | Ehrlichia ewingii |
| 2001 | Human metapneumovirus |
| 2002 | SARS coronavirus |
| 2005 | Human bocavirus |
| 2009 | 2009 swine-origin H1N1 influenza virus |
