Urbanisation and infectious diseases in a globalised world

被引:450
作者
Alirol, Emilie [2 ]
Getaz, Laurent [2 ]
Stoll, Beat [3 ]
Chappuis, Francois [2 ]
Loutan, Louis [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Hop Univ Geneve, Serv Med Int & Humanitaire, Dept Community Med & Primary Care, Div Int & Humanitarian Med, CH-1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland
[2] Univ Geneva, Fac Med, Geneva, Switzerland
[3] Univ Geneva, Inst Social & Prevent Med, Geneva, Switzerland
关键词
DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC-FEVER; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; DAR-ES-SALAAM; RISK-FACTORS; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS; CHAGAS-DISEASE; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS; BANCROFTIAN FILARIASIS; LUTZOMYIA-LONGIPALPIS;
D O I
10.1016/S1473-3099(10)70223-1
中图分类号
R51 [传染病];
学科分类号
100401 ;
摘要
The world is becoming urban. The UN predicts that the world's urban population will almost double from 3.3 billion in 2007 to 6.3 billion in 2050. Most of this increase will be in developing countries. Exponential urban growth is having a profound effect on global health. Because of international travel and migration, cities are becoming important hubs for the transmission of infectious diseases, as shown by recent pandemics. Physicians in urban environments in developing and developed countries need to be aware of the changes in infectious diseases associated with urbanisation. Furthermore, health should be a major consideration in town planning to ensure urbanisation works to reduce the burden of infectious diseases in the future.
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