Paul Hunter, an epidemiologist at the University of East Anglia, UK, stated, 'Reports of outbreaks with fatalities crop up somewhere in the world several times a year. Almost all turn out to be an already well-known infection with limited global consequences.' This underscores the reality that many emerging diseases, while alarming, often redirect attention to previous known pathogens that are already contained.
Jake Dunning, an infectious disease specialist at the University of Oxford, UK, pointed out that calling the incident a Disease X outbreak is misleading. He emphasized, 'Disease X should only really be used when there is an infectious disease with epidemic or pandemic potential and a novel pathogen has been identified or is strongly suspected.' This clearly distinguishes what Disease X represents versus the current situation.
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