01197nas a2200337 4500000000100000008004100001653003900042653002600081653000900107653001800116653001800134653001400152653001000166653001200176653002000188653001100208653001800219653001500237653002100252653001300273100001200286700002300298700001200321700001200333700001300345245008700358300001200445490000700457520038100464022001400845 2017 d10aNeglected tropical diseases (NTDs)10aVector-borne diseases10aZika10aInterventions10aLeptospirosis10areservoir10aSlums10aAnimals10aDisease Vectors10aHumans10aPoverty Areas10aSanitation10aUrban Population10aZoonoses1 aCosta F1 aCarvalho-Pereira T1 aBegon M1 aRiley L1 aChilds J00aZoonotic and vector-borne diseases in urban slums: Opportunities for intervention. a660-6620 v333 a

Urban slums provide conditions that increase the risk of exposure to vector-borne and zoonotic pathogens. Large interventions, such as social and sanitary changes, are a priority but their implementation is challenging. Integration between the multidisciplinary understanding of pathogens' dynamics and community participatory approaches is a key prevention strategy.

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