War diseases revealed by the social media: massive leishmaniasis outbreak in the Syrian Spring

Particle and Fibre Toxicology

Samer Alasaad¹ 

[1] Department of Ecology and Sylviculture, Euphrates University, Deir Ezzor, Syria

关键词: Deir Ezzor;    Revolution;    Arab Spring;    Leishmania tropica complex;    Cutaneous leishmaniasis;    Syrian Arab Republic;    YouTube;    Facebook;    Social Media;   

Others  :  1228008
DOI  :  10.1186/1756-3305-6-94

 received in 2013-03-01, accepted in 2013-04-02,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Social media introduce pivotal changes to communication between individuals, organizations and communities. A clear example of the power of social media is the spread of the revolutionary outbreaks in the Arabic countries during 2011, where people used Facebook, YouTube and Skype to communicate, organise meetings and protest actions. Here I report how Doctor-Activists use these social media as an alarm system for ‘war disease’ outbreaks in the Syrian Spring. Social media are used as an alarm system to attract the attention of international organizations, which should assume their responsibilities and play their part in controlling the outbreak of such war diseases.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Alasaad; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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