Table 2 Risk factors for Zika virus transmission in Asia and Hindu Kush Himalayan region
From: Threats of Zika virus transmission for Asia and its Hindu-Kush Himalayan region
Region | Risk factors | Sources |
|---|---|---|
Asia | Intense urbanization, increasing high population density, tropical climate, poor waste management, cross reaction and diagnostic difficulties, underreporting, co-circulation of dengue and chikungunya virus, establishment of Aedes vectors, globalization of travel and trade, poverty, vector occurrence probability, per capita health expenditure, virus strain, urban-rural set-up, vapor pressure, GDP, number of travelers, altitude, temperature, land cover | |
Hindu Kush Himalayan region | Shifting of Aedes vectors in highlands, frequent movement of people to Zika virus endemic areas, climate change, land use change, naïve population with a lack of immunity against Zika virus, poverty, higher warming rate than elsewhere in the region |