Plague in Iran: its history and current status / 한국역학회지
Epidemiology and Health
;
: e2016033-2016.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-721132
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Plague remains a public health concern worldwide, particularly in old foci. Multiple epidemics of this disease have been recorded throughout the history of Iran. Despite the long-standing history of human plague in Iran, it remains difficult to obtain an accurate overview of the history and current status of plague in Iran.METHODS:
In this review, available data and reports on cases and outbreaks of human plague in the past and present in Iran and in neighboring countries were collected, and information was compiled regarding when, where, and how many cases occurred.RESULTS:
This paper considers the history of plague in Persia (the predecessor of today’s Iran) and has a brief review of plague in countries in the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Region, including a range of countries in the Middle East and North Africa.CONCLUSIONS:
Since Iran has experienced outbreaks of plague for several centuries, neighboring countries have reported the disease in recent years, the disease can be silent for decades, and the circulation of Yersinia pestis has been reported among rodents and dogs in western Iran, more attention should be paid to disease monitoring in areas with previously reported human cases and in high-risk regions with previous epizootic and enzootic activity.
Texto completo:
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Índice:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Assunto principal:
Peste
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Roedores
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Organização Mundial da Saúde
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Yersinia pestis
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Saúde Pública
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Surtos de Doenças
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Pérsia
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Região do Mediterrâneo
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África do Norte
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História da Medicina
Limite:
Animais
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Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
África
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Ásia
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Europa
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Epidemiology and Health
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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