Saeed Umar, Piracha Zahra Zahid
Umar Saeed, Zahra Zahid Piracha, Department of International Affairs and Education, Jeonju University, Jeonju-si 560011-561870, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea.
World J Virol. 2016 May 12;5(2):82-4. doi: 10.5501/wjv.v5.i2.82.
Pakistan is a developing country that has a population of 190 million people and faces a huge burden of viral diseases. Every year during monsoon season heavy rain fall and lack of disaster management skills potentially increase the transmission of waterborne diseases, vector borne diseases and viral outbreaks. Due to severe flooding, thousands of people lose their lives and millions are displaced each year. In most of the cases the children who lose their family members are forced into illegal professions of begging, child labor and prostitution which make them prone to sexually transmitted infections. Up to date, no scientific study has been conducted nationwide to illustrate epidemiological patterns of waterborne diseases, vector borne diseases and viral epidemics during flash flood. Mosquito sprays would not be a sufficient approach for dengue eradication; mass awareness, larvicide and biological control by Guppy fishes are also effective strategies to overcome dengue problem. International health bodies and non-governmental organizations must take note of this alerting situation and take adequate steps such as financial/medical aid in order to defeat the after-effects of flood.
巴基斯坦是一个拥有1.9亿人口的发展中国家，面临着巨大的病毒性疾病负担。每年季风季节，暴雨和缺乏灾害管理技能可能会增加水源性疾病、病媒传播疾病和病毒爆发的传播。由于严重洪灾，每年有数千人丧生，数百万人流离失所。在大多数情况下，失去家庭成员的儿童被迫从事乞讨、童工和卖淫等非法职业，这使他们容易感染性传播感染。到目前为止，全国尚未进行科学研究来说明山洪暴发期间水源性疾病、病媒传播疾病和病毒流行的流行病学模式。喷洒杀虫剂不足以根除登革热；提高大众意识、使用杀幼虫剂和孔雀鱼进行生物防治也是克服登革热问题的有效策略。国际卫生机构和非政府组织必须注意到这种警报情况，并采取适当措施，如提供财政/医疗援助，以战胜洪水的后遗症。
