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- Title
Zika in Singapore: insights from One Health and social medicine.
- Authors
Lysaght, Tamra; Tsung-Ling Lee; Watson, Sangeetha; Lederman, Zohar; Bailey, Michele; Tambyah, Paul Anantharajah; Lee, Tsung-Ling
- Abstract
The editor highlights the identification of three populations that are particularly vulnerable but may be overlooked in the scenario of Zika Virus in Singrapore namely, transient foreign workers, their sexual partners and local monkey populations by the insights of organizational body One Health (OH). Topics include the OH approach's provided lessons for dealing with the outbreak and other emerging infectious diseases, as it takes into consideration to the social and environmental factors.
- Subjects
ZIKA virus; MONKEY diseases; SEXUAL partners; SEXUALLY transmitted diseases; HEALTH; SAFETY; VIRAL transmission
- Publication
Singapore Medical Journal, 2016, Vol 57, Issue 10, p528
- ISSN
0037-5675
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.11622/smedj.2016161