Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases in BRI Countries

1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-981-336-960-3
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

Buch, Englisch, 188 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 362 g

This book systematically assesses the risk of 21 major infectious diseases threatening BRI countries. It consists of 14 chapters. Chapter 1 is an overview. Chapter 2 introduces the history of health cooperation between China and other BRI countries. Chapters 3-14 introduce the prevalence of major infectious diseases threatening BRI countries such as cholera, vaccine preventable diseases (polio, measles, meningitis, Japanese encephalitis, diphtheria, hepatitis A), tuberculosis, influenza, and insect-borne diseases (Dengue fever, Zika virus disease, yellow fever, Chikungunya, Rift Valley fever), plague, malaria, Ebola virus disease, MERS, schistosomiasis, COVID-19 and AIDS, and  risk factors, principles and cases of their prevention and control.                     

It is a useful reference book in the research of infectious disease control and prevention, and provides historical experience and lessonslearned. It also provides decision support for international cooperation among BRI countries in the field of epidemic prevention and control in the future.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Yang, Weizhong

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Epidemiologie, Medizinische Statistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction.- 2 Health Cooperation between China and Other “Belt and Road” Countries.- 3 Cholera Risk Assessment, Control and Prevention.- 4 Risk Assessment and Control on Vaccine-Preventable Diseases.- 5 Risks of Tuberculosis Prevention and Control.- 6 The Risk and Prevention and Control of Influenza.- 7 The Risk, Prevention, and Control of Arthropod-borne Infectious Diseases.- 8 Plague Risk and Prevention.- 9 Malaria Risk and Control.- 10 Ebola Virus Disease Risk and Control.- 11 Risk and Prevention of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS).- 12 Schistosomiasis Risk and Prevention.- 13 COVID-19 Risk and Control.- 14 Risk of AIDS and Its Prevention and Control.

Über Autor(innen)

Professor Weizhong Yang, is Vice President of Chinese Preventive Medicine Association, Executive Dean of School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College and Vice President of the UN Consultative Committee on Life Science and Human Health (CCLH), China Association of Science and Technology (CAST).