Preparedness for Threat of Chikungunya in the Pacific
| Autor: | Boris I. Pavlin, Yvan Souares, Keith T. Rickart, Paul F. Horwood, Laurent Guillaumot, Berry Ropa, Adam Roth, Damian G Hoy, Pascal Frison, Thane Hancock |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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PPHSN mosquitos Microbiology (medical) medicine.medical_specialty chikungunya Epidemiology CHIKV vector-borne infections lcsh:Medicine Pacific Islands medicine.disease_cause lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases Disease Outbreaks Papua New Guinea Aedes aegypti Federated States of Micronesia New Caledonia Public health surveillance Indian Ocean Islands Environmental protection Health care Animals Humans Medicine lcsh:RC109-216 viruses Chikungunya Yap State Socioeconomics Indian Ocean outbreak business.industry Public health lcsh:R Pacific Public Health Surveillance Network virus diseases Outbreak Online Report Aedes albopictus Case management preparedness Pacific Indian ocean Infectious Diseases Preparedness Chikungunya Fever business Chikungunya virus |
| Zdroj: | Emerging Infectious Diseases Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 20, Iss 8, Pp-(2014) |
| ISSN: | 1080-6059 1080-6040 |
| Popis: | Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) caused significant outbreaks of illness during 2005–2007 in the Indian Ocean region. Chikungunya outbreaks have also occurred in the Pacific region, including in Papua New Guinea in 2012; New Caledonia in April 2013; and Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia, in August 2013. CHIKV is a threat in the Pacific, and the risk for further spread is high, given several similarities between the Pacific and Indian Ocean chikungunya outbreaks. Island health care systems have difficulties coping with high caseloads, which highlights the need for early multidisciplinary preparedness. The Pacific Public Health Surveillance Network has developed several strategies focusing on surveillance, case management, vector control, laboratory confirmation, and communication. The management of this CHIKV threat will likely have broad implications for global public health. |
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