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Human societies have seen a significant decrease in mortality from infectious diseases over the past century. However, we must still struggle with ongoing pathologies we once thought were under control (cholera, tuberculosis, plague, etc.) as well as the new ones that have emerged over the last 30 years (HIV/AIDS, Ebola, dengue, West Nile virus, H1N1, etc.). The vast scale of the global epidemics provoked by these viruses forces us to look more closely at the territories where they emerge.
In India, there has been an accelerated spread of dengue and chikungunya, both transmitted by the Aedes mosquito, which is particularly well adapted to urbanised areas. For example, the annual number of new dengue cases is estimated at more than 30 million, while the number of chikungunya cases is believed to have increased by 390% over the last three years. Recent estimates indicate that India is the country with the highest prevalence of these two diseases.
Article in English here.
Si les sociétés humaines ont été au cœur d’une baisse de mortalité relative au recul des maladies infectieuses pendant presque d’un siècle, nous faisons dorénavant non seulement face au maintien de pathologies que l’on croyait en phase de contrôle (maladies diarrhéiques, tuberculose, peste… etc.) tout en observant depuis une trentaine d’années l’émergence de nouveaux virus (virus du sida, Ebola, dengue, West-Nile virus, H1N1, etc.). Par l’ampleur qu’elles prennent, les épidémies mondialesinterrogent les territoires desquels elles émergent.
