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Epidemiology and clinical burden of malaria in the war-torn area, Orakzai Agency in Pakistan [1]

Military conflict has been a major challenge in the detection and control of emerging infectious diseases such as malaria. It poses issues associated with enhancing emergence and transmission of infectious diseases by destroying infrastructure and collapsing healthcare systems. The Orakzai agency in Pakistan has witnessed a series of intense violence and destruction. Military conflicts and instability in Afghanistan have resulted in the migration of refugees into the area and possible introduction of many infectious disease epidemics. Due to the ongoing violence and Talibanization, it has been a challenge to conduct an epidemiological study.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
25/01/2016
Asad Mustafa Karim [3], Irfan Hussain [4], Sumera Kausar Malik & et al [5]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases [6]
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Tags:
Malaria [7], Pakistan [8], Conflicts [9], South Asia [10], Health Care [11], Afghanistan [12], Refugees [13], Epidemics [14], Child Health [15]
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[2] http://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0004399
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/asad-mustafa-karim
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/irfan-hussain
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sumera-kausar-malik-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/plos-neglected-tropical-diseases
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/malaria
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pakistan
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/conflicts
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-asia
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-care
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/afghanistan
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/refugees
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/epidemics
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health