title: Burden of infectious diseases in South Asia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Aga Khan University, Karachi 74800, Pakistan. Anita.zaidi@aku.edu
authors.forename: Anita K M
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Zaidi
authors.forename: Shally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Awasthi
authors.forename: H Janaka
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: deSilva
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001208:Asia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D003140:Communicable Disease Control; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D017281:Cost of Illness; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004351:Drug Resistance; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs / Q000600:supply & distribution; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000517:prevention & control