尼泊尔登革热疫情令人担忧。

Adhikari Niran, Subedi Dinesh

1Animal Health Training & Consultancy Services, AHTCS, Pokhara, Nepal.

2School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

Trop Med Health. 2020 Feb 7;48:5. doi: 10.1186/s41182-020-0194-1. eCollection 2020.

Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral infection. Since the first reported incidence in 2004, several sporadic outbreaks of dengue have been recorded from both tropical and subtropical regions of Nepal, including the capital city Kathmandu. However, in the last 5 years, the incidence of dengue cases has risen alarmingly. The largest-ever outbreak was reported in 2019, which killed six people. The global warming, unplanned urbanization, increased transportation, and lack of efficient mosquito control are presumably associated with the spread of dengue and its vector to the plane and hilly regions of this country. With the ongoing Nepalese government campaign "Visit Nepal Year 2020" to attract two million tourists in mind, effective dengue control measures must be implemented to control potential future outbreaks.

登革热是一种由蚊子传播的病毒感染。自2004年首次报告发病以来，尼泊尔的热带和亚热带地区，包括首都加德满都，都记录了几起登革热的零星疫情。然而，在过去5年里，登革热病例的发病率急剧上升。2019年报告了有史以来最大规模的疫情，导致6人死亡。全球变暖、无计划的城市化、交通增加以及缺乏有效的蚊虫控制，可能与登革热及其传播媒介在该国平原和山区的传播有关。考虑到尼泊尔政府正在开展的“2020尼泊尔旅游年”活动，目标是吸引200万游客，必须实施有效的登革热控制措施，以控制未来可能的疫情爆发。