Urbanisation and infectious diseases in a globalised world.
Urbanisation and infectious diseases in a globalised world.
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DOI：
10.1016/s1473-3099(10)70223-1
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发表时间：
2011-03
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Loutan L
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作者：
Alirol E;Getaz L;Stoll B;Chappuis F;Loutan L
世界正在变得城市化。联合国预测，世界城市人口将从2007年的33亿增加到2050年的63亿，几乎翻一番。其中大部分增长将在发展中国家。指数级城市增长正在对全球健康产生深远影响。由于国际旅行和移徙，城市正在成为传染病传播的重要枢纽，最近的大流行病就表明了这一点。发展中国家和发达国家城市环境中的医生需要了解与城市化相关的传染病变化。此外，卫生应是城市规划的一个主要考虑因素，以确保城市化能够减轻未来传染病的负担。
The world is becoming urban. The UN predicts that the world's urban population will almost double from 3·3 billion in 2007 to 6·3 billion in 2050. Most of this increase will be in developing countries. Exponential urban growth is having a profound effect on global health. Because of international travel and migration, cities are becoming important hubs for the transmission of infectious diseases, as shown by recent pandemics. Physicians in urban environments in developing and developed countries need to be aware of the changes in infectious diseases associated with urbanisation. Furthermore, health should be a major consideration in town planning to ensure urbanisation works to reduce the burden of infectious diseases in the future.