麻疹の見捨てと麻疹のニッチ:アフリカの問題,世界の問題
Ifedayo Adetifa1, Jean-Jacques Muyembe2, Daniel G Bausch3
1Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria.
Lancet (London, England)
|May 5, 2023
まとめ
モンキーポックス (Mombox) は アフリカに特有のウイルス病です 2022年の世界的な疫病は,アフリカにおけるポークスの歴史的な無視を強調し,長期的結果とポークスの潜在的ニッチの代替を危険にさらした.
科学分野:
- 流行病学について
- 感染症
- 公衆衛生
背景:
- モンキーポックス (以前はモンキーポックス) は,歴史的にアフリカの一部に固有の動物性ウイルス病である.
- 2022年の世界的な流行は,主にアフリカ以外の高所得国に焦点を当てて,mopoxを国際的に注目を集めた.
- 世界的に注目されているにもかかわらず,ポークスは数十年もの間アフリカで流行しており,その長期的な影響とポークスの根絶のニッチを満たす可能性はほとんど解決されていません.
研究 の 目的:
- アフリカの固有の地域におけるポキソウ菌の歴史的無視を強調する.
- この怠慢がもたらす長期的影響を強調し,特にポークスが天然に取って代わる危険性について
- アフリカにおけるMOPOXに対する注意と資源を増やすことを提唱する.
主な方法:
- この研究は,mpoxに対する歴史的文脈と現在の世界的な反応の見直しと分析です.
- 最近の世界的な疫病と対比して,アフリカのモポックス疫学に関する情報をまとめています.
- 公衆衛生への影響と将来の潜在的なリスクを批判的に検討しています.
主要な成果:
- 2022年の世界的なモポックス発症は,非流行地域に不釣り合いの注意を向けています.
- アフリカのポキソナ菌と 流行しない国のポキソナ菌の間で 研究と公衆衛生の重点において 大きな格差がある.
- 麻疹の撲滅によって残された生態学的ニッチを占める可能性は十分に考慮されていません.
結論:
- アフリカにおけるモポックスの歴史的な無視は 重要な公衆衛生上の影響を持つ重要な問題です
- 継続的な無視は 流行地域での疾病負担を悪化させ 世界的なポロポックス風景を 潜在的に変化させる危険性があります
- 歴史的な無視に対処し,流行地域に焦点を当てることは,効果的な世界的なポキソナウイルス管理と予防に不可欠です.
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