Global policy challenges for urban vector-borne disease risks

Urban Agriculture: Definition, Presence, Potentials and Risks, and Policy Challenges

Towards a resource-based habitat approach for spatial modelling of vector-borne disease risks.

Given the veterinary and public health impact of vector-borne diseases, there is a clear need to assess the suitability of landscapes for the emergence and spread of these diseases. Current approaches for predicting disease risks neglect key features of the landscape as components of the functional habitat of vectors or hosts, and hence of the pathogen. Empirical-statistical methods do not expl...

Unexpected Risks for Campers and Hikers: Tick-Borne Infections

Introduction: Camping and hiking are popular worldwide recreational activities. All age groups, elderly or young, immunocompetent or immunosupressive people may engage in these activities. During these activities, individuals may get injured or be exposed to pathogens. There is also a strong possibility of experiencing mosquito, lice, or tick bites, bee stings, or being bitten ...

Global health risks: progress and challenges.

a Department of Health Statistics and Informatics, World Health Organization, 20 avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland. Correspondence to Gretchen Stevens (e-mail: [email protected]). WHO’s upcoming report Global health risks will identify the global and regional mortality and disease burden associated with 24 health risks. These risk factors range from environmental risks such as exposure t...

Vector-borne disease surveillance and natural disasters.

Natural disasters, such as hurricanes and floods, are frequently followed by a proliferation of mosquitoes and requests from residents and government agencies for widespread application of insecticides. However, nuisance mosquito species, which often require emergency control measures, rarely present a threat to public health (1). Natural disasters in the continental United States have rarely b...