Neglected and Emerging Tropical Diseases in South and Southeast Asia and Northern Australia

• Main Author: Khin Saw Aye (Ed.) (auth)
• Other Authors: Peter A. Leggat (Ed.) (auth), Thewarach Laha (Ed.) (auth), Patricia Graves (Ed.) (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2018
• Subjects: Environmental medicine; Leptospirosis; Ectoparasites; Preventive chemotherapy; Leprosy; Soil-transmitted helminthiases (hookworm; Trachoma; Zika; Neglected tropical diseases; South East Asia; Schistosomiasis; Disability prevention/mitigation; Interruption of animal to human transmission; Vector control; Ascaris and Strongyloides); Lymphatic filariasis; One Health; Enhanced screening and treatment; Enhanced control; Dengue; Elimination; Intensified disease management; Emerging tropical diseases; Northern Australia; Yaws; South Asia; Meloidosis; Zoonoses; Chikungunya; Environmental/sanitation improvements; Food-borne trematodiases; Scabies; Trichuris
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This Special Issue focuses on recent research on the important emerging and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in South and South East Asia and Northern Australia. This region stretches from Afghanistan in the west to Papua New Guinea in the east, and includes the Indian subcontinent, mainland South-East Asia (Indo China), maritime South East Asia, and the tropical regions of Australia. Many of these areas are highly endemic for important NTDs and emerging infectious diseases including lymphatic filariasis, leprosy, soil-transmitted helminthiases (hookworm, Trichuris, Ascaris, and Strongyloides), food-borne trematodiases, schistosomiasis, dengue/chikungunya/zika, leptospirosis, meloidosis, scabies, trachoma, and yaws. Several of these diseases are targeted for elimination or enhanced control by the World Health Organization in the next 5 to 10 years, although some have chronic lasting sequelae needing lifelong management. Control methods used include preventive chemotherapy, enhanced screening and treatment, intensified disease management, vector control, interruption of human to animal transmission, environmental/sanitation improvements and disability prevention/mitigation.