Instructions: Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.
Input: The USAT lead explains the need to replace the current patchwork paper-and-pencil-and-phone disease-reporting system: Thirty-five new infectious diseases have been identified since 1973, while some older ones have been reincarnated as drug-resistant superbugs.
Output:
Thirty-five new infectious diseases haven been identified since '73 and some older ones have been reincarnated as drug resistant superbugs.