- Michael Eisenstein
- Nature 531, S61–S63 (17 March 2016) doi:10.1038/531S61a
- Published online
- 16 March 2016
The growth of slums in the developing world’s rapidly expanding cities is creating new opportunities for infectious disease to flourish and spread.
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Madina market in Conakry, Guinea. Densely populated urban environments are ideal for the spread of infection.