Status and perspective of asian neglected tropical diseases

B Sripa, L Leonardo, SJ Hong, A Ito, NW Brattig - Acta tropica, 2022 - Elsevier
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) affect over 1 billion people and cause 170,000 deaths
each year in the poor and vulnerable populations mainly in the tropical countries. WHO …

[PDF][PDF] Multifactorial Complexity and Zoonotic Aspects of Dog-Mediated Human Rabies in Pakistan.

S Afzal, M Nasir, MN Bhaya, K Junaid… - Pakistan Veterinary …, 2022 - pvj.com.pk
Rabies, a viral illness classified as a neglected tropical disease by the World Health
Organization (WHO), causes thousands of people to die annually, primarily in …

Rabies in Pakistan: A never ending challenge

H Kumar, D Bakhru - Annals of medicine and surgery, 2022 - journals.lww.com
2 encouraging regional and national collaboration, emphasizing regional governmental
involvement, and sponsoring the policies and practices to implement the elimination strategy …

Viral infections in Pakistan: prevalence, factors affecting spread, and recommendations for control

Z Naseem, M Ayub, SA Shah, SA Ali, SH Abidi - 2022 - ecommons.aku.edu
Pakistan is endemic to a number of viral infections, owing to its humid climate, topographical
variation, soaring population, and lack of education and awareness. These viruses may …

Zoonoses in the margins: environmental displacement and health outcomes in the Indus Delta

DH Braam - International Journal for Equity in Health, 2022 - Springer
Background It remains unclear how human and animal displacement impacts zoonotic
disease risk with little contextualized primary data available. This study investigates zoonotic …

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of healthcare professionals regarding rabies in tertiary care hospitals: A cross-sectional study in Peshawar, Pakistan

A Ahmad, F Inayat, N Ullah, S Rasul… - PLOS Neglected …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Rabies, caused by the rhabdovirus, is a fatal zoonotic disease with over 59,000
annual deaths globally. Asia and Africa account for 95%, with India leading, followed by …

[HTML][HTML] Incidence of dog bite injuries and its associated factors in Punjab province of Pakistan

M Alfahad, F Butt, MA Aslam, T Abbas, AA Qazi - Science in One Health, 2022 - Elsevier
Dog bites are a major cause for transmission of rabies virus to humans. Pakistan ranks fifth
among most rabies affected countries in the world. There are a few regional (ecological) …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging One Health Preparedness to Combat National Burden of Diseases in Pakistan: A Comprehensive Insight

ZZ Piracha, U Saeed, MN Tariq… - Journal of …, 2023 - communitymedjournal.com
In order to integrate and enhance the health of people, animals, and the environment, a
multidisciplinary “One Health” concept has been coined. However, developing countries …

Rabies: Perils and Prevention, an Insight into Practices and Perception in Residents of Pakistan

SU Shaikh, F Zaidi, Z Shaikh… - Iranian biomedical …, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: There is a sheer lack of knowledge in treating rabies in Pakistan. To decrease
the number of victims every year, immunization and awareness programs are the basic …

[PDF][PDF] Ending rabies as an epidemiologic and global public health problem

M Rahpeyma, MS Khosravy - Eur. J. Med. Health Sci, 2023 - researchgate.net
Rabies remains a public health problem since ancient times and kills at least 59,000
annually, almost all transmitted via dog bites. It creates considerable economic impacts on …