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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Understanding epidemic spread patterns: a visual analysis approach. | Oct 01, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Sheffield Pressbooks Network - Introducing Mathematical Biology - Epidemics in human populations. | Aug 08, 2026 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Oct 31, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Duke University Libraries - DukeSpace - What Is an Epidemic? (PDF). | Apr 03, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CORE - Can epidemic models describe the diffusion of research topics across disciplines? | Jan 11, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Public Health - Epidemic history investigation: a new method of finding close contacts. | Sep 07, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - Major Epidemic and Pandemic Diseases. | Apr 04, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: LiveScience - The worst epidemics and pandemics in history. | Jan 17, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Understanding epidemic spread patterns: a visual analysis approach. | Jun 09, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Verywell Health - Epidemic vs. Pandemic: What are the Differences? | Apr 13, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Understanding epidemic spread patterns: a visual analysis approach. | Jan 18, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Geographic - Epidemic. | Aug 01, 2021 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 05, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - Biological Hazards: Epidemics. | Feb 21, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Easy Science For Kids - What is Epidemic and How it Occurs? | Feb 09, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Epidemic Vs. Pandemic. | Jun 29, 2012 | ||
| New illustration added. | Jan 21, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jan 11, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: American Museum of Natural History - Disease and Eradication. | Jul 12, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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