“Developing regions, including many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, have long been at risk of contagion. Vastly underfunded and severely compromised by conflict and the spread of HIV/AIDS, public health systems in many countries have not been able to keep up with the needs of a rapidly growing population. And when it comes to the transmission of disease, population growth, density, and distribution matter.”
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