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. 2001 Apr;14(2):430–445. doi: 10.1128/CMR.14.2.430-445.2001

TABLE 3.

New and emerging infectious diseases identified in the past 30 years

Period Agenta
1970–1980 Rotavirus
Parvovirus B19
Cryptosporidia
Ebola virus
Legionella
Campylobacter sp.
HTLV-I
1980–1990 HTLV-II
HIV
Staphylococcal toxins
Escherichia coli O157
Borrelia burgdorferi
Helicobacter pylori
Human herpesvirus type 6
Ehrlichia chalffeensis
1990–2000 Hepatitis C
Guanarito virus
Vibrio cholerae O139
Bartonella
Hantavirus
Sabia virus
Nipah virus
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HTLV, human T-cell lymphotropic virus.