With 2.5 billion people at risk and estimated cases in the tens of millions, dengue is considered to be the second most important mosquito-borne disease in the world (surpassed only by malaria).
| Title | Dengue fever : an environmental plague for the new millennium? |
| Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
| Year of Publication | 1999 |
| Authors | Lennox, RW, Arata, AA |
| Secondary Title | Capsule report / EHP |
| Volume | no. 2 |
| Pagination | 8 p. (393 KB) : fig. |
| Date Published | 1999-01-01 |
| Publisher | Environmental Health Project (EHP) |
| Place Published | Arlington, VA, USA |
| Keywords | costs, dengue, disease control, epidemics, sdihyg |
| Abstract | With 2.5 billion people at risk and estimated cases in the tens of millions, dengue is considered to be the second most important mosquito-borne disease in the world (surpassed only by malaria). Widespread access to vaccines will take another 5 to 10 years. This report provides background information on dengue on dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), including a regional overview of the current pandemic. Following a section on costs of control programmes, it discusses the essential elements of an effective control programme: integrated mosquito control with community and intersectoral involvement, surveillance, disease case management, emergency preparedness, capacity building and training, and applied research. |
| Notes | 5 ref. |
| Custom 1 | 245.3 |
