WHO launches global initiative for arboviral diseases
Vijay Shankar Balakrishnan
Abstract
WHO has announced a new initiative to monitor and control arthropod-borne viral diseases. Launched on March 31, 2022, the Global Arbovirus Initiative aims to “raise the global alarm on the risk epidemics of arboviruses and potential risk of pandemics,“ writes a WHO spokesperson in an email to The Lancet Microbe, “it provides a list of priority actions that countries and regions can implement to be prepared for the next arbovirus outbreak.
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ArbovirusChikungunyaDengue feverPandemicZika virusOutbreakArbovirus InfectionsPolitical scienceYellow feverDisease controlVirologyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)GeographyMedicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseVirusPathologyMosquito-borne diseases and controlViral Infections and VectorsZoonotic diseases and public health