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

• Main Authors: John eHay (Author), Kenneth B. Yeh (Author), Debanjana eDasgupta (Author), Zhanna eShapiyeva (Author), Pavel eDeryabin (Author), Christina eFarris (Author), Roger eHewson (Author), Allen eRichards (Author), Gulnara eOmasheva (Author), Talgat eNurmakhanov (Author), Timur eAyazbayev (Author), Asankadyr eZhunushov (Author), Alexei eAndryushchenko (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2016-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...