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Rapid response to:

Analysis

Post-Ebola reforms: ample analysis, inadequate action

BMJ 2017; 356 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j280 (Published 23 January 2017) Cite this as: BMJ 2017;356:j280

Rapid Response:

Collective coordinated preventive measures are needed

In recent years the reappearance of many insect-borne diseases, particularly from mosquitoes, is challenging to communities and health care systems. The development of resistant mutations variant in pathogenic organisms and vectors, along with the increased susceptibility of human beings and environmental influences, are a few factors now influencing the spread and the severity of vector-borne diseases like Ebola. So collective coordinated preventive measures at all levels among countries are the need of the hour to tackle and prevent these diseases in the near future and forever.

Competing interests: No competing interests

27 January 2017
M A Aleem
Neuroligist
A M Hakkim
ABC Hospital
Annamalainagar . Trichy 620018. Tamilnadu. India