A comparison of Zika and dengue outbreaks using national surveillance data in the Dominican Republic.

BACKGROUND:Aedes-borne arboviruses continue to precipitate epidemics worldwide. In Dominican Republic, the appearance of Zika virus cases that closely followed a large dengue epidemic provided an opportunity to study the different transmission drivers behind these two flaviviruses. Retrospective dat...

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Main Authors: Leigh R Bowman, Joacim Rocklöv, Axel Kroeger, Piero Olliaro, Ronald Skewes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-11-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6237425?pdf=render