Biosurveillance in Central Asia: Successes and Challenges of Tick-Borne Disease Research in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan

Central Asia is a vast geographic region that includes five former Soviet Union republics: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The region has a unique infectious disease burden, and a history that includes Silk Road trade routes and networks that were part of the anti-p...

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Main Authors: John eHay, Kenneth B. Yeh, Debanjana eDasgupta, Zhanna eShapiyeva, Pavel eDeryabin, Christina eFarris, Roger eHewson, Allen eRichards, Gulnara eOmasheva, Talgat eNurmakhanov, Timur eAyazbayev, Asankadyr eZhunushov, Alexei eAndryushchenko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpubh.2016.00004/full