Emerging/re-emerging viral diseases & new viruses on the Indian horizon.
Indian J Med Res
; 149(4): 447-467, 2019 04.
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ABSTRACT
Infectious diseases remain as the major causes of human and animal morbidity and mortality leading to significant healthcare expenditure in India. The country has experienced the outbreaks and epidemics of many infectious diseases. However, enormous successes have been obtained against the control of major epidemic diseases, such as malaria, plague, leprosy and cholera, in the past. The country's vast terrains of extreme geo-climatic differences and uneven population distribution present unique patterns of distribution of viral diseases. Dynamic interplays of biological, socio-cultural and ecological factors, together with novel aspects of human-animal interphase, pose additional challenges with respect to the emergence of infectious diseases. The important challenges faced in the control and prevention of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases range from understanding the impact of factors that are necessary for the emergence, to development of strengthened surveillance systems that can mitigate human suffering and death. In this article, the major emerging and re-emerging viral infections of public health importance have been reviewed that have already been included in the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme.
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Assunto principal:
Vírus
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Viroses
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Doenças Transmissíveis Emergentes
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Indian J Med Res
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article
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Índia