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ReviewPathogens and global health2024

A historical perspective on arboviruses of public health interest in Southern Africa.

Faith T T Hungwe, Katherine M Laycock, Tlhalefo D Ntereke, Rorisang Mabaka, Giacomo M Paganotti

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Review in Pathogens and global health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Faith T T HungweSchool of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-5380-1202
Katherine M LaycockThe Ryan White Center for Pediatric Infectious Disease and Global Health, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2737-1093
Tlhalefo D NterekeBotswana-University of Pennsylvania Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana.
Rorisang MabakaSchool of Allied Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.
Giacomo M PaganottiBotswana-University of Pennsylvania Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana.ORCID 0000-0002-0751-0682

Funding

Virus & Reservoirs CoreP30AI045008 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI ROBERT GROSS · 1999 to 2026
$78.6M
NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI045008
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Arboviruses are an existing and expanding threat globally, with the potential for causing devastating health and socioeconomic impacts. Mitigating this threat necessitates a One Health approach that integrates vector surveillance, rapid disease detection, and innovative prevention and control measures. In Southern Africa, limited data on the epidemiology of arboviruses, their vectors, and their hosts prevent an effective response. We reviewed the current knowledge on arboviruses in Southern Africa and identified opportunities for further research. A literature search was conducted to identify studies published on arboviruses in 10 tropical and temperate countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) from 1900 onward. We identified 280 studies, half (51.1%) originating from South Africa, that described 31 arboviral species, their vectors, and their clinical effects on hosts reported in the region. Arboviral research flourished in the SADC in the mid-20

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ArbovirusesArbovirus InfectionsPublic HealthAfrica, SouthernAnimalsDisease OutbreaksHistory, 20th CenturyHistory, 21st CenturyHumansArbovirusespublic healthSouthern Africavectorszoonoses

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PMID38082563
PMCPMC11141323

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