Das Sushmita, Sarfraz Asim, Jaiswal Nitesh, Das Pradeep
Department of Microbiology, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Patna, India.
Department of Microbiology, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Patna, India.
J Infect Public Health. 2017 Sep-Oct;10(5):494-498. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2017.02.004. Epub 2017 Mar 3.
Dengue has emerged as one of the most important mosquito-borne, fatal flaviviral disease, apparently expanding as a global health problem. An estimated 3.6 billion people are at risk for dengue, with 50 million infections per year occurring across 100 countries globally. The annual number of dengue fever cases in India is many times higher than it is officially reported. This under reporting would play a major role in the government's decision-making. Underestimating of the disease in India encumbers its people from taking preventive measures, discourages efforts to ensnare the sources of the disease and deliberates efforts for vaccine research. In this article, we highlight the probable impediments of under reporting leading to its impact on national and global public health and also offer key remedies to effectively address the issues across the clinics to the community level.
登革热已成为最重要的蚊媒致死性黄病毒疾病之一，显然正作为一个全球健康问题不断蔓延。据估计，全球有36亿人面临登革热风险，每年在全球100个国家发生5000万例感染。印度每年登革热病例的实际数量比官方报告的要高出许多倍。这种报告不足会在政府决策中发挥重要作用。印度对该疾病的低估阻碍了民众采取预防措施，不利于努力查明疾病源头以及疫苗研究工作。在本文中，我们强调了报告不足可能带来的障碍及其对国家和全球公共卫生的影响，并提供了关键补救措施，以有效解决从诊所到社区层面的各种问题。
