Emerging Infectious Diseases is a peer-reviewed medical journal published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is in the public domain and is published monthly by the CDC's National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases. The journal covers global new and reemerging infectious diseases and aims for understanding in disease emergence, prevention, control, and elimination. According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2009 impact factor is 6.794, ranking it 3rd out of 57 journals in the "infectious disease" category.
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