TY - JOUR KW - Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) KW - Vector-borne diseases KW - Zika KW - Interventions KW - Leptospirosis KW - reservoir KW - Slums KW - Animals KW - Disease Vectors KW - Humans KW - Poverty Areas KW - Sanitation KW - Urban Population KW - Zoonoses AU - Costa F AU - Carvalho-Pereira T AU - Begon M AU - Riley L AU - Childs J AB -

Urban slums provide conditions that increase the risk of exposure to vector-borne and zoonotic pathogens. Large interventions, such as social and sanitary changes, are a priority but their implementation is challenging. Integration between the multidisciplinary understanding of pathogens' dynamics and community participatory approaches is a key prevention strategy.

BT - Trends in parasitology C1 -

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28625886?dopt=Abstract

DO - 10.1016/j.pt.2017.05.010 IS - 9 J2 - Trends Parasitol. LA - eng N2 -

Urban slums provide conditions that increase the risk of exposure to vector-borne and zoonotic pathogens. Large interventions, such as social and sanitary changes, are a priority but their implementation is challenging. Integration between the multidisciplinary understanding of pathogens' dynamics and community participatory approaches is a key prevention strategy.

PY - 2017 SP - 660 EP - 662 T2 - Trends in parasitology TI - Zoonotic and vector-borne diseases in urban slums: Opportunities for intervention. VL - 33 SN - 1471-5007 ER -