Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Region (WHO EMR) has 40% people in the world in need of humanitarian assistance. This systematic review explores selected vector-borne and zoonotic diseases (VBZDs) of importance to EMR in terms of disease burden across countries and periods, disaggregated across sex, age groups, education levels, income status, and rural/urban areas, related vector or animal source reduction measures, and public health, social and economic impacts and related interventions.

Methods

We used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines and reviewed articles in PubMed, Embase, and WHO Global Index Medicus published between 1st of January 2011 and 27th of June 2022. Thirteen VB

SUBMITTER: Fazaludeen Koya S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9910263 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature