Criteria for the prioritization of public health interventions for climate-sensitive vector-borne diseases in Quebec.

ABSTRACT: Prioritizing resources for optimal responses to an ever growing list of existing and emerging infectious diseases represents an important challenge to public health. In the context of climate change, there is increasing anticipated variability in the occurrence of infectious diseases, notably climate-sensitive vector-borne diseases. An essential step in prioritizing efforts is to identify what considerations and concerns to take into account to guide decisions and thus set disease priorities. This study was designed to perform a comprehensive review of criteria for vector-borne disease prioritization, assess their applicability in a context of climate change with a diverse cross-section of stakeholders in order to produce a baseline list of considerations to use in this decision-making con

SUBMITTER: Hongoh V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5744945 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature