Neglected Tropical Diseases - East Asia

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-v

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2. Introduction

   • Peter Steinmann, Peiling Yap, Martin Bratschi, Jürg Utzinger

   Pages 1-12

3. Food-borne Trematodiases in East Asia: Epidemiology and Burden

   • Thomas Fürst, Puangrat Yongvanit, Narong Khuntikeo, Zhao-Rong Lun, Juanita A. Haagsma, Paul R. Torgerson et al.

   Pages 13-38

4. Leprosy in East Asia

   • W. Cairns S. Smith

   Pages 39-64

5. Dengue: An Expanding Neglected Tropical Disease

   • Annelies Wilder-Smith, Tanu Chawla, Eng Eong Ooi

   Pages 65-84

6. Yaws in Southeast Asia: Towards Elimination

   • Michael Marks, Oriol Mitjà

   Pages 85-103

7. Rabies in East and Southeast Asia: A Mirror of the Global Situation

   • Monique Léchenne, Tenzin Tenzin, Mary Elizabeth Miranda, Jakob Zinsstag

   Pages 105-127

8. Coinfection with Helminths and HIV-1 in East Asia

   • Katarina Stete, Xiao-Nong Zhou, Li-Guang Tian, Matthias C. Mueller

   Pages 129-148

9. Links Between the Epidemiology and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases and Neglected Tropical Diseases in Asia

   • Tarun Bhatnagar, Prabhdeep Kaur, Vasanthapuram Kumaraswami

   Pages 149-173

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of diseases frequently found in impoverished communities in tropical and sub-tropical countries. The risk for many of the NTDs is high in both deprived urban and rural areas of East Asia. Adapted to the endemic settings and characteristics of the diseases, a range of tools and strategies are currently being rolled out for the large-scale control of many NTDs. Both vector control measures and community sensitization programmes have for example been used to control dengue in urbanized settings. Challenges posed by yaws and lymphatic filariasis are being addressed by mass drug administration, while rabies requires the involvement of the veterinary public health sector for disease control. For leprosy, an elimination target has been defined; however, achieving this goal remains a considerable challenge. Food-borne trematodiases, on the other hand, are emerging and require a deeper understanding of its burden in East Asia and how these diseasescan be tackled in a cost-effective manner. Finally, factors, such as an increase of non-communicable diseases due to changing lifestyles which accompany economic growth, the spreading HIV epidemic as well as climate change and the occurrence of natural disasters can potentially affect the epidemiology and control of NTDs. This volume discusses the mentioned topics in detail with contributions by experts in the respective research areas from different working environments.

• One Health
• climate change
• infectious disease control
• regional disease burden
• veterinary public health
• infectious diseases

• Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

  Jürg Utzinger, Martin Bratschi, Peter Steinmann

• Institute of Infectious Disease and Epidemiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

  Peiling Yap

Jürg Utzinger, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland Peiling Yap, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland The Editors will be supported by P. Steinmann and M Bratschi, both working at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland.

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