Global health concern on the rising dengue and chikungunya cases in the American regions: Countermeasures and preparedness.
Ranjan K MohapatraPriyadarshini BhattacharjeeDhruv N DesaiVenkataramana KandiAshish K SarangiSnehasish MishraRanjit SahAmani Ahmed Al IbrahimAli A RabaanMd Kudrat-E ZahanPublished in: Health science reports (2024)
The article made a state-of-affair comprehensive analysis of the rising dengue and chikungunya cases in the tropics, particularly the tropical Americas, as a human health concern, the countermeasures undertaken and the overall preparedness. The viral transmission is a hard situation to tackle as the vector survives in diverse temperature and ecology, is resistant to insecticides, and the unavailability of drugs. Better vector-control measures and improved understanding of the reemerging arboviral infections could offer an extended reaction time to counter outbreaks, and minimise associated morbidity/mortality.