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Author(s) Hotez, P.J.

Southern Europe’s coming plagues: Vector-borne neglected tropical diseases

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This publication addresses the emergence or re-emergence of tropical infections such as malaria, dengue or chikungunya in Southern Europe, in the last decades.

The author identifies the following measures to tackle NTDs (Neglected Tropical Diseases):

  • increased active surveillance activities;
  • studies to elucidate the modes of indigenous transmission; and
  • prevention measures.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Volume 10, Issue 6, June 2016. This document is published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.

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Hazards Epidemic and Pandemic
Themes Health and health facilities Risk identification and assessment Disaster risk management
Country and region Algeria
Number of pages
6 p.
Publication year
2016

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