2004
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.811
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Burden of infectious diseases in South Asia

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“…In contrast, few data are available from Latin American, Asian, and African countries compared with Europe and the United States (174,(439)(440)(441)(442)(443)(444)(445)(446). In the United States, reported outbreaks that have been investigated by local and state health departments have affected diverse populations, including school children, military personnel, and hospitalized patients (245,(446)(447)(448)(449)(450)(451)(452)(453).…”
Section: Control Measures For Pertussis Outbreaksmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In contrast, few data are available from Latin American, Asian, and African countries compared with Europe and the United States (174,(439)(440)(441)(442)(443)(444)(445)(446). In the United States, reported outbreaks that have been investigated by local and state health departments have affected diverse populations, including school children, military personnel, and hospitalized patients (245,(446)(447)(448)(449)(450)(451)(452)(453).…”
Section: Control Measures For Pertussis Outbreaksmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Further, India is suffering from an inadequate and often dysfunctional public health infrastructure that limits and hinders prevention and control of infectious diseases in all strata of the Indian society [11,13]. Preventable infections are still a major cause of disabilities, morbidity and mortality in India [14] and structures to work towards such preventions, including surveillance and early warning systems, are not up to the task.…”
Section: Introduction-infectious Disease Surveillance In Indiamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…26 Like many other developing countries of the world, morbidity and mortality rate due to pertussis is likely to be high in South Asian countries such as Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka as well as countries of African continent. [27][28][29] There is also a very high probability of occurrence of adult's pertussis case in this region.…”
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