Assessing the risk of dengue virus transmission in a non-endemic city surrounded by endemic and hyperendemic areas

Objective: To assess the potential risk of dengue transmission in a non-endemic city using a spatial epidemiological approach. Methods: Past dengue exposure of the general population was examined by dengue virus (DENV) IgG testing of archived samples from voluntary blood donors. Vector intensities w...

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Main Authors: Tsz Ho Kwan, Shui Shan Lee, Denise Pui Chung Chan, Manton Cheung, Kai Man Kam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-02-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971217300115