Re-Emerging Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in War-Affected Peoples of the Eastern Mediterranean Region—An Update

Frontiers in Public Health

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Inaya Hajj Hussein¹  Angelo Leone²  Sana Chams³  Nour Chams³  Skye El Sayegh⁴  Rasha Raslan⁴ 

[1] Department of Biomedical Sciences, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, MI, United States;

[2] Department of Experimental and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy;

[3] Department of Internal Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Rochester, MI, United States;

[4] Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon;

关键词: re-emerging infections;    vaccine-preventable diseases;    refugees;    poliomyelitis;    measles;    cholera;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2017.00283

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

For the past few decades, the Eastern Mediterranean Region has been one area of the world profoundly shaped by war and political instability. On-going conflict and destruction have left the region struggling with innumerable health concerns that have claimed the lives of many. Wars, and the chaos they leave behind, often provide the optimal conditions for the growth and re-emergence of communicable diseases. In this article, we highlight a few of the major re-emerging vaccine preventable diseases in four countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region that are currently affected by war leading to a migration crisis: Iraq, South Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. We will also describe the impact these infections have had on patients, societies, and national health care services. This article also describes the efforts, both local and international, which have been made to address these crises, as well as future endeavors that can be done to contain and control further devastation left by these diseases.

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