Spatial heterogeneity, host movement and mosquito-borne disease transmission.

Mosquito-borne diseases are a global health priority disproportionately affecting low-income populations in tropical and sub-tropical countries. These pathogens live in mosquitoes and hosts that interact in spatially heterogeneous environments where hosts move between regions of varying transmission...

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Main Authors: Miguel A Acevedo, Olivia Prosper, Kenneth Lopiano, Nick Ruktanonchai, T Trevor Caughlin, Maia Martcheva, Craig W Osenberg, David L Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0127552