Interactions between timing and transmissibility explain diverse flavivirus dynamics in Fiji

Dengue and Zika virus are closely related flaviviruses but can have contrasting transmission dynamics in the same populations. Here, the authors use a model combining serological, surveillance and viral sequence data to explain differences in transmission dynamics in Fiji.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alasdair D. Henderson, Mike Kama, Maite Aubry, Stephane Hue, Anita Teissier, Taina Naivalu, Vinaisi D. Bechu, Jimaima Kailawadoko, Isireli Rabukawaqa, Aalisha Sahukhan, Martin L. Hibberd, Eric J. Nilles, Sebastian Funk, Jimmy Whitworth, Conall H. Watson, Colleen L. Lau, W. John Edmunds, Van-Mai Cao-Lormeau, Adam J. Kucharski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21788-y
Description
Summary:Dengue and Zika virus are closely related flaviviruses but can have contrasting transmission dynamics in the same populations. Here, the authors use a model combining serological, surveillance and viral sequence data to explain differences in transmission dynamics in Fiji.
ISSN:2041-1723