Responding to AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and emerging infectious diseases in Burma: dilemmas of policy and practice

PLoS Med. 2006 Oct;3(10):e393. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030393.

Abstract

Beyrer and colleagues discuss infectious disease threats in Burma and suggest policy options for responding to them.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / epidemiology
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / prevention & control*
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / transmission
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / epidemiology
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / prevention & control
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / transmission
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Disease Outbreaks / prevention & control*
  • Emigration and Immigration
  • Financing, Organized
  • Government Regulation*
  • Health Expenditures / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Health Policy / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Humans
  • Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype*
  • Influenza, Human / epidemiology
  • Influenza, Human / prevention & control*
  • Influenza, Human / transmission
  • International Agencies / economics
  • International Agencies / legislation & jurisprudence
  • International Cooperation / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Myanmar / epidemiology
  • Population Surveillance
  • Prevalence
  • Tuberculosis / epidemiology
  • Tuberculosis / prevention & control*
  • Tuberculosis / transmission