History of human epidemic and endemic diseases in the southwest Indian Ocean
Autor(es): Gaüzère B-A ,Aubry P
Resumo: Smallpox has been known in the Mascarene Isl-s since 1729, - in 1898, the vaccinogenic - anti-rabies Institute of Tananarive, the future Pasteur Institute of Madagascar, was created to combat it. Cholera first arrived in the Mascarenes in 1819, but did not affect the Comoros Isl-s - Madagascar until the current p-emic. Bubonic plague has beset the ports of Madagascar - the Mascarenes since 1898. Girard - Robic developed the anti-plague vaccine in 1931 at the Pasteur Institute of Madagascar. The Mascarenes lost their reputation as Eden when malaria arrived in 1841, - this disease remains prominent in Madagascar - Comoros. Leprosy has been known in La Réunion since 1726 - is still very present in Mayotte, Anjouan, - Madagascar. Leptospirosis is a public health problem, except in Madagascar - the Comoros. Dengue, chikungunya, - Rift Valley fever are also present. HIV/AIDS is not a major concern, except in Mauritius, where it was spread by injection drug use, in the Seychelles - in Madagascar's largest cities. Madagascar is the principal site worldwide of chromoblastomycosis, first described there in 1914.
Palavras-Chave: Endemo-epidemics; History; Human epidemics; Islands; South-west Indian ocean
Imprenta: Me?decine et Sante? Tropicales, v.23, n. 2, p. 145-157, 2013
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1684/mst.2013.0183
Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Viral infections; Chikungunya Virus - Virus; Chikungunya virus - Vaccine; Chikungunya virus - Chikungunya fever; Chikungunya virus - Dengue; Chikungunya virus - Epidemic; Chikungunya virus - Epidemiology; Chikungunya virus - Public health
Data de publicação: 2013
