scholarly journals National Dengue Day (India): Combatting the Vector-Borne Public Health Threat

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 26-27
Author(s):  
Dr. Mandeep Singh
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Threat ◽  
Public Health Threat ◽  
Vector Borne

Guest comment by Dr. Mandeep Singh on the occasion of National Dengue Day (India) observed on 16th May, 2020

scholarly journals 2-Mercaptomethyl-thiazolidines use conserved aromatic-S interactions to achieve broad-range inhibition of metallo-β-lactamases

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria-Agustina Rossi ◽  
Veronica Martinez ◽  
Philip Hinchliffe ◽  
Maria-Fernanda Mojica ◽  
Valerie Castillo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Antimicrobial Agents ◽  
Multidrug Resistant ◽  
Health Threat ◽  
Public Health Threat

Infections caused by multidrug resistant (MDR) bacteria are a major public health threat. Carbapenems are among the most potent antimicrobial agents that are commercially available to treat MDR bacteria. Bacterial...

scholarly journals Zika virus: A newly emergent vector-borne public health threat in the Americas

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sujit Pujhari ◽  
Jason L. Rasgon
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Birth Defects ◽  
Zika Virus ◽  
Human Population ◽  
Focused Attention ◽  
New Disease ◽  
Conspiracy Theories ◽  
Transmission Cycle ◽  
Public Health Threat ◽  
Vector Borne

Zika virus is a newly emergent mosquito-borne flavivirus. Once almost ignored epidemiologically, recent major outbreaks and links to neurological birth defects have focused attention on this neglected pathogen. We review the discovery, biology and symptomatology of Zika virus, what is known and not known about the mosquitoes that transmit the virus, conspiracy theories currently hampering control efforts, and potential avenues of Zika control. It is likely that Zika virus is here to stay in the Americas, so a thorough understanding of the complete epidemiological transmission cycle and potential effects on the human population will be critical for managing this new disease in the coming years.

scholarly journals Unpasteurized Milk: A Continued Public Health Threat

2009 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey T. LeJeune ◽  
Päivi J. Rajala‐Schultz
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Threat ◽  
Unpasteurized Milk ◽  
Public Health Threat

Effects of climate change on the spread of zika virus: a public health threat

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hina Asad ◽  
David O. Carpenter
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Climate Change ◽  
South America ◽  
Zika Virus ◽  
Human Disease ◽  
Human Population ◽  
Viral Disease ◽  
Health Concerns ◽  
Public Health Threat ◽  
Vector Borne

Abstract Zika is a vector-borne viral disease transmitted to humans primarily by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. The increased climate instability has contributed to the emergence of infections carried by mosquitoes like dengue, chikungunya and zika. While infection with the zika virus is not new, the recent epidemic of microcephaly in Brazil and other countries in South America resulting from the infection of pregnant women with the zika virus raise a number of serious public health concerns. These include the question of how climate change affects the range of zika vectors, what can we do to shorten the length of mosquito season, how and why the symptoms of zika infection have changed and what can be done to reduce the burden of human disease from this infection? Another important question that needs to be answered is what are the factors that caused the zika virus to leave the non-human primates and/or other mammals and invade the human population?

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