title: Spread of lymphatic filariasis, re-emergence of leishmaniasis & threat of babesiosis in India.
abstract: The impact of unabated population growth and consequent ecological changes is felt in the spread of vector-borne diseases also. Filariasis, once considered to be more associated with urban areas and urbanization, is rapidly emerging as a major problem in rural areas. The need to delimit the endemic areas through a new rapid assessment procedure and the possible control methods of rural filariasis are discussed. Leishmaniasis has re-emerged with a vengeance in some parts of the country and the reasons for this are analyzed. Babesiosis, though zoonotic, has the potential to invade the domain of man in India.
authors.affiliation: Vector Control Research Centre, Pondicherry.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dhanda
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lal
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Srinivasan
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Ramaiah
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001404:Babesiosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D003140:Communicable Disease Control; D004605:Elephantiasis, Filarial / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D009313:National Health Programs; D012424:Rural Population; D014505:Urban Population