Zoonotic and Vector-Borne Diseases in Urban Slums: Opportunities for Intervention

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Zika virus disease; interventions; leptospirosis; reservoir; slums; vector.