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Editorial Dr. Libero Ajello, a member of the Editorial Board of the European Journal of Epidemiology since its foundation, has retired after 43 years of mycologic service to the Centers for Disease Control of Atlanta, Georgia. Although he will continue to consult, teach and travel, in appreciation of the fundamental contributions he has made to his science at an international level, I felt obliged to ask for contributions from the most prominent medical mycologists who have been privileged to work in close association with him to publish this very special issue in his honour. I will not belabor here the scientific relevance of his extensive research documented in his impressive bibliography or the influential positions he has held, always with distinction, in national and international organizations devoted to science and the control of mycotic diseases. Simply, I would present some biographic notes to point out the basic features of Dr. Ajello's personality and the impact that his studies have exerted on medical mycology during the past 43 years. His mother, Aurelia Surdi Ajello, and father, Gaetano, instilled in him the philosophy and ethics of Humanism, a love of nature and learning that have guided his whole life. As a token http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png European Journal of Epidemiology Springer Journals

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Chezzi, Carlo
European Journal of Epidemiology , Volume 8 (3) – Jun 24, 2004
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Springer Journals
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Medicine & Public Health; Epidemiology; Public Health; Infectious Diseases; Cardiology; Oncology
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0393-2990
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1573-7284
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10.1007/BF00158561
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Dr. Libero Ajello, a member of the Editorial Board of the European Journal of Epidemiology since its foundation, has retired after 43 years of mycologic service to the Centers for Disease Control of Atlanta, Georgia. Although he will continue to consult, teach and travel, in appreciation of the fundamental contributions he has made to his science at an international level, I felt obliged to ask for contributions from the most prominent medical mycologists who have been privileged to work in close association with him to publish this very special issue in his honour. I will not belabor here the scientific relevance of his extensive research documented in his impressive bibliography or the influential positions he has held, always with distinction, in national and international organizations devoted to science and the control of mycotic diseases. Simply, I would present some biographic notes to point out the basic features of Dr. Ajello's personality and the impact that his studies have exerted on medical mycology during the past 43 years. His mother, Aurelia Surdi Ajello, and father, Gaetano, instilled in him the philosophy and ethics of Humanism, a love of nature and learning that have guided his whole life. As a token

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