CDC Director Warns SARS, Monkeypox are 'New Normal'

June 18, 2003

Chicago-AP -- The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says emerging diseases like SARS and monkeypox are the "new normal."

Julie Gerberding's comments came as she addressed a meeting of the American Medical Association today in Chicago.

She says world travel has become common -- and she called SARS a very sobering reminder of the global community people share.

She says anti-terrorism efforts have helped public health officials prepare for the infectious disease threat.

But she says it will be up to medical workers to contain those diseases.

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