Vectorial capacity of Aedes aegypti: effects of temperature and implications for global dengue epidemic potential.

Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease that occurs mainly in the tropics and subtropics but has a high potential to spread to new areas. Dengue infections are climate sensitive, so it is important to better understand how changing climate factors affect the potential for geographic spread and futu...

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Main Authors: Jing Liu-Helmersson, Hans Stenlund, Annelies Wilder-Smith, Joacim Rocklöv
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3946027?pdf=render