02054nas a2200409   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002600055653002800081653002200109653002000131653002600151653001100177653002500188653001900213653001100232653001400243653001200257653001400269653002300283653001400306653002300320653001800343653001700361653001800378100001400396700001400410700001400424700001500438700001800453700001200471245005900483300001100542490000700553520107000560022001401630       2010                            d  c2010 Jun10aAlphavirus Infections10aCardiovascular Diseases10aChikungunya virus10aChronic Disease10aCommunicable Diseases10aDengue10aDeveloping countries10aHIV Infections10aHumans10aIncidence10aleprosy10aMauritius10aMetabolic Diseases10aNeoplasms10aParasitic Diseases10aPublic health10aTuberculosis10aTyphoid Fever1 aD'Aoust L1 aMunbodh P1 aSookram C1 aParatian U1 aGaüzère B A1 aAubry P00a[Status report on public health in Mauritius in 2009].  a229-380 v703 a<p>Mauritius is an island nation off the coast of Africa in the southwestern Indian Ocean. Improved socio-sanitation conditions over the past years have dramatically decreased the incidence of tropical diseases to levels comparable with those observed in developed countries. Some tropical illnesses including malaria, schistosomiasis, cysticercosis and lymphatic filariasis have been eradicated. Others such as amibiasis, typhoid fever and leprosy have become rare. However, because of the island's geographical proximity to countries with uncontrolled and suboptimal socio-sanitation conditions and its humid subtropical climate, there is a continued risk for certain vector transmitted tropical diseases such as Chikungunya and dengue. In addition, the incidence of HIV infection and AIDS has been rising rapidly since 2004 and tuberculosis remains a public health problem. Better living conditions have also been accompanied by an increase in cardiovascular and metabolic diseases that, along with cancer, are now the main causes of morbidity and mortality.</p>  a0025-682X