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Vector-borne diseases such as malaria, lymphatic filariases, schistosomiasis, leishmaniasis, onchocerciasis, trypanosomiasis, dengue and dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF), yellow fever and Japanese encephalitis, globally account for suffering amongst more than one billion people, mostly from the developing world. Geographical distribution and prevalence of these diseases have been discussed. In addition to the mortality caused by these diseases, millions of people lead a hopeless life and are socially unable to achieve self-realization and be economically productive, as a result of these diseases. Examples of such economic impact and the costs of these diseases and methods of control have been given. Economic benefits of control of some of these diseases have been discussed. These concepts are of utility when resource allocation for control of these diseases is under consideration.
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Les maladies transmises par des vecteurs telles que le paludisme, la filariose lymphatique, la schistosomiase, la leishmaniose, l’onchocercose, la trypanosomiase, la dengue et la dengue hémorragique, la fièvre jaune et l’encéphalite japonaise affectent au total plus d’un milliard de personnes dans le monde, principalement dans les pays en développement. La question de la répartition géographique et de la prévalence de ces maladies a été examinée. Outre qu’elles sont des causes importantes de mortalité, elles sont directement responsables du fait que des millions de personnes mènent une vie sans espoir et sont socialement incapables de s’assumer et d’être économiquement productives. Des exemples de l’impact économique et du coût de ses maladies et des méthodes de lutte pertinentes ont été fournis. Les avantages économiques découlant de la maîtrise de certaines de ces maladies ont aussi été passés en revue. Ces concepts sont utiles lorsqu’on examine l’allocation des ressources pour la lutte contre ces maladies.
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The term vector has been used in a broad sense and includes primary and intermediate vertebrate and invertebrate hosts and animal reservoirs of human diseases.
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Pant, C. Vector-Borne Diseases of man and their Socio-Economic impact. Int J Trop Insect Sci 8, 655–664 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1017/S174275840002275X
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