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This book covers six studies related to prevalence, transmission, distribution, spatial analysis and mapping of lymphatic filariasis (LF) and soil transmitted helminths (STH) infection in Jaffna and Trincomalee districts. In Sri Lanka, LF was formerly endemic and recently has been declared eliminated as a public health problem. However, transmission of LF was not studied detail in Jaffna and Trincomalee districts due to long political unrest. To assess the transmission and distribution of LF and STH in these districts, present investigations were carried out in an integrated way to accomplish...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI, H5N1) is currently a global threat and public health concern. The H5N1 virus, infection in humans is very serious when it occurs; so far, more than half of people reported infected have died. Such a pandemic would be potentially devastating in its impact on human lives and sustainable development. If H5N1 viruses gain the ability for efficient and sustained transmission among humans, an influenza pandemic could result, with potentially high rates of illness and death throughout the globe. H5N1 mutates rapidly and has a documented propensity to acquire...