东南亚及西太平洋区的登革热防治

典型登革热及另一型死亡率较高的出血登革热，为近年来流行最严重的蚊媒病，威胁世界各地约二十五亿人口。目前尚无特效药及疫苗，故防治唯赖防制病媒蚊，而最有效的方法是清除蚊幼虫孳生源。本综述东南亚区(印度、印尼、缅甸及泰国)和西太平洋区(澳洲、柬埔寨、中国、老挝、马来西亚、菲列宾、新加坡、越南与南太平洋的几个岛国)的登革热流行略况。

Dengue Control in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific

Summary The incidence of dengue and dengue haemorrhagic fever has recently increased dramatically, and about 2. 5 billion people are at risk residing in more than 100 countries. As there is at present no specific treatment of dengue and no vaccines for dengue viruses are currently available for general use, the only way to prevent dengue transmission is to control the vector rnosquitoes through the most effective measure of source reduction. For ready reference, a review is made of dengue situations in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific.