Containment measures for emerging and re-emerging vector-borne and other infectious diseases of poverty in urban settings: a scoping review

Abstract Background The emergence and re-emergence of vector-borne and other infectious diseases of poverty pose a threat to the health of populations living in urban and low-income settings. A detailed understanding of intervention strategies, including effectiveness of past outbreak containment, i...

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Main Authors: Laurence Campeau, Stéphanie Degroote, Valery Ridde, Mabel Carabali, Kate Zinszer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-018-0478-4