Neglected and Emerging Tropical Diseases in South and Southeast Asia and Northern Australia
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Khin Saw Aye (Ed.)
Peter A. Leggat (Ed.)
Thewarach Laha (Ed.)
Patricia Graves (Ed.)
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EnglishRésumé
This Special Issue focuses on recent research on the important emerging and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in South and South East Asia and Northern Australia. This region stretches from Afghanistan in the west to Papua New Guinea in the east, and includes the Indian subcontinent, mainland South-East Asia (Indo China), maritime South East Asia, and the tropical regions of Australia. Many of these areas are highly endemic for important NTDs and emerging infectious diseases including lymphatic filariasis, leprosy, soil-transmitted helminthiases (hookworm, Trichuris, Ascaris, and Strongyloides), food-borne trematodiases, schistosomiasis, dengue/chikungunya/zika, leptospirosis, meloidosis, scabies, trachoma, and yaws. Several of these diseases are targeted for elimination or enhanced control by the World Health Organization in the next 5 to 10 years, although some have chronic lasting sequelae needing lifelong management. Control methods used include preventive chemotherapy, enhanced screening and treatment, intensified disease management, vector control, interruption of human to animal transmission, environmental/sanitation improvements and disability prevention/mitigation.
Keywords
Leptospirosis; Ectoparasites; Preventive chemotherapy; Leprosy; Soil-transmitted helminthiases (hookworm; Trachoma; Zika; Neglected tropical diseases; South East Asia; Schistosomiasis; Disability prevention/mitigation; Interruption of animal to human transmission; Vector control; Ascaris and Strongyloides); Lymphatic filariasis; One Health; Enhanced screening and treatment; Enhanced control; Dengue; Elimination; Intensified disease management; Emerging tropical diseases; Northern Australia; Yaws; South Asia; Meloidosis; Zoonoses; Chikungunya; Environmental/sanitation improvements; Food-borne trematodiases; Scabies; TrichurisWebshop link
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9783038970903, 9783038970897Publisher website
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2018Classification
Environmental medicine