Weather Regulates Location, Timing, and Intensity of Dengue Virus Transmission between Humans and Mosquitoes.

BACKGROUND:Dengue is one of the most aggressively expanding mosquito-transmitted viruses. The human burden approaches 400 million infections annually. Complex transmission dynamics pose challenges for predicting location, timing, and magnitude of risk; thus, models are needed to guide prevention str...

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Main Authors: Karen M Campbell, Kristin Haldeman, Chris Lehnig, Cesar V Munayco, Eric S Halsey, V Alberto Laguna-Torres, Martín Yagui, Amy C Morrison, Chii-Dean Lin, Thomas W Scott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4519153?pdf=render