The Burden of Parasitic Zoonoses in Nepal: A Systematic Review

Various parasites that infect humans require animals in some stage of their life cycle. Infection with these so-called zoonotic parasites may vary from asymptomatic carriership to long-term morbidity and even death. Although data are still scarce, it is clear that parasitic zoonoses (PZs) present a...

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Main Authors:	Devleesschauwer, Brecht, Ale, Anita, Torgerson, Paul, Praet, Nicolas, Maertens de Noordhout, Charline, Pandey, Basu Dev, Pun, Sher Bahadur, Lake, Rob, Vercruysse, Jozef, Joshi, Durga Datt, Havelaar, Arie H., Duchateau, Luc, Dorny, Pierre, Speybroeck, Niko
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3879239/

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spelling	pubmed-38792392014-01-03 The Burden of Parasitic Zoonoses in Nepal: A Systematic Review Devleesschauwer, Brecht Ale, Anita Torgerson, Paul Praet, Nicolas Maertens de Noordhout, Charline Pandey, Basu Dev Pun, Sher Bahadur Lake, Rob Vercruysse, Jozef Joshi, Durga Datt Havelaar, Arie H. Duchateau, Luc Dorny, Pierre Speybroeck, Niko Research Article Various parasites that infect humans require animals in some stage of their life cycle. Infection with these so-called zoonotic parasites may vary from asymptomatic carriership to long-term morbidity and even death. Although data are still scarce, it is clear that parasitic zoonoses (PZs) present a significant burden for public health, particularly in poor and marginalized communities. So far, however, there has been relatively little attention to this group of diseases, causing various PZs to be labeled neglected tropical diseases. In this study, the authors reviewed a large variety of data sources to study the relevance and importance of PZs in Nepal. It was found that a large number of PZs are present in Nepal and are imposing an impact higher than that of malaria and comparable to that of HIV/AIDS. These results therefore suggest that PZs deserve greater attention and more intensive surveillance. Furthermore, this study has shown that even in settings with limited surveillance capacity, it is possible to quantify the impact of neglected diseases and, consequently, to break the vicious circle of neglect. Public Library of Science 2014-01-02 /pmc/articles/PMC3879239/ /pubmed/24392178 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002634 Text en © 2014 Devleesschauwer et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly credited.
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author	Devleesschauwer, Brecht Ale, Anita Torgerson, Paul Praet, Nicolas Maertens de Noordhout, Charline Pandey, Basu Dev Pun, Sher Bahadur Lake, Rob Vercruysse, Jozef Joshi, Durga Datt Havelaar, Arie H. Duchateau, Luc Dorny, Pierre Speybroeck, Niko
spellingShingle	Devleesschauwer, Brecht Ale, Anita Torgerson, Paul Praet, Nicolas Maertens de Noordhout, Charline Pandey, Basu Dev Pun, Sher Bahadur Lake, Rob Vercruysse, Jozef Joshi, Durga Datt Havelaar, Arie H. Duchateau, Luc Dorny, Pierre Speybroeck, Niko The Burden of Parasitic Zoonoses in Nepal: A Systematic Review
author_facet	Devleesschauwer, Brecht Ale, Anita Torgerson, Paul Praet, Nicolas Maertens de Noordhout, Charline Pandey, Basu Dev Pun, Sher Bahadur Lake, Rob Vercruysse, Jozef Joshi, Durga Datt Havelaar, Arie H. Duchateau, Luc Dorny, Pierre Speybroeck, Niko
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title	The Burden of Parasitic Zoonoses in Nepal: A Systematic Review
title_short	The Burden of Parasitic Zoonoses in Nepal: A Systematic Review
title_full	The Burden of Parasitic Zoonoses in Nepal: A Systematic Review
title_fullStr	The Burden of Parasitic Zoonoses in Nepal: A Systematic Review
title_full_unstemmed	The Burden of Parasitic Zoonoses in Nepal: A Systematic Review
title_sort	burden of parasitic zoonoses in nepal: a systematic review
description	Various parasites that infect humans require animals in some stage of their life cycle. Infection with these so-called zoonotic parasites may vary from asymptomatic carriership to long-term morbidity and even death. Although data are still scarce, it is clear that parasitic zoonoses (PZs) present a significant burden for public health, particularly in poor and marginalized communities. So far, however, there has been relatively little attention to this group of diseases, causing various PZs to be labeled neglected tropical diseases. In this study, the authors reviewed a large variety of data sources to study the relevance and importance of PZs in Nepal. It was found that a large number of PZs are present in Nepal and are imposing an impact higher than that of malaria and comparable to that of HIV/AIDS. These results therefore suggest that PZs deserve greater attention and more intensive surveillance. Furthermore, this study has shown that even in settings with limited surveillance capacity, it is possible to quantify the impact of neglected diseases and, consequently, to break the vicious circle of neglect.
publisher	Public Library of Science
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