Threats of Zika virus transmission for Asia and its Hindu-Kush Himalayan region

• Main Authors: Meghnath Dhimal (Author), Sushma Dahal (Author), Mandira Lamichhane Dhimal (Author), Shiva Raj Mishra (Author), Khem B. Karki (Author), Krishna Kumar Aryal (Author), Ubydul Haque (Author), Md Iqbal Kabir (Author), Pradeep Guin (Author), Azeem Mehmood Butt (Author), Harapan Harapan (Author), Qi-Yong Liu (Author), Cordia Chu (Author), Doreen Montag (Author), David Alexander Groneberg (Author), Basu Dev Pandey (Author), Ulrich Kuch (Author), Ruth Müller (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Asia and its Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region is particularly vulnerable to environmental change, especially climate and land use changes further influenced by rapid population growth, high level of poverty and unsustainable development. Asia has been a hotspot of dengue fever and chikungu...