Mosquito-borne diseases.
Autor(es): Tolle Michael A
Resumo: Despite centuries of control efforts, mosquito-borne diseases are flourishing worldwide. With a disproportionate effect on children - adolescents, these conditions are responsible for substantial global morbidity - mortality. Malaria kills more than 1 million children annually, chiefly in sub-Saharan Africa. Dengue virus has exp-ed its range over the past several decades, following its principal vector, Aedes aegypti, back into regions from which it was eliminated in the mid-20th century - causing widespread epidemics of hemorrhagic fever. West Nile virus has become endemic throughout the Americas in the past 10 years, while chikungunya virus has emerged in the Indian Ocean basin - mainl- Asia to affect millions. Japanese encephalitis virus, too, has exp-ed its range in the Indian subcontinent - Australasia, mainly affecting young children. Filariasis, on the other h-, is on the retreat, the subject of a global eradication campaign. Efforts to limit the effect of mosquito-borne diseases in endemic areas face the twin challenges of controlling mosquito populations - delivering effective public health interventions. Travelers to areas endemic for mosquito-borne diseases require special advice on mosquito avoidance, immunizations, - malaria prophylaxis.
Imprenta: Current problems in pediatric - adolescent health care. 2009 Apr;39(4):97-140.
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2009.01.001
Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Arbovirus ; Chikungunya virus - Pathogenesis ; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Transmission ; Chikungunya virus - Chikungunya fever ; Chikungunya virus - Dengue ; Chikungunya virus - Epidemic ; Chikungunya virus - Public health
Data de publicação: 2009
