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Pdf 10.1371/Journal.Pone.0006883 34 Peer-Reviewed Journal Tracking and Analyzing Disease Trends Pages 1941–2136 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF D. Peter Drotman Associate Editors EDITORIAL BOARD Paul Arguin, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Timothy Barrett, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Charles Ben Beard, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA Barry J. Beaty, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA Ermias Belay, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Martin J. Blaser, New York, New York, USA David Bell, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Richard Bradbury, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Christopher Braden, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Sharon Bloom, Atlanta, GA, USA Arturo Casadevall, New York, New York, USA Mary Brandt, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Kenneth C. Castro, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Corrie Brown, Athens, Georgia, USA Benjamin J. Cowling, Hong Kong, China Charles Calisher, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA Vincent Deubel, Shanghai, China Michel Drancourt, Marseille, France Isaac Chun-Hai Fung, Statesboro, Georgia, USA Paul V. 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