Sentences with phrase «serious global public health problem»

Dengue, a viral disease transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, is a serious global public health problem, infecting 50 to 390 million people each year in more than 100 countries and resulting in at least 20,000 deaths annually.

VAD remains a serious global public health problem where an estimated 250 000 to 500 000 vitamin A-deficient children become blind every year, half of them dying within 12 months of losing their sight.

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If the panel had said yes to an emergency declaration, however, it also faced the risk of losing public trust if MERS failed to become a serious global health problem, he notes.

Climate change presents a global public health problem, with serious health impacts predicted to manifest in varying ways in different parts of the world.

Climate change presents a global public health problem, with serious health impacts predicted to manifest in varying ways in different parts of the world.