Spatio-temporal modelling of climate-sensitive disease risk : towards an early warning system for dengue in Brazil

The transmission of many infectious diseases is affected by climate variations, particularly for diseases spread by arthropod vectors such as malaria and dengue. Previous epidemiological studies have demonstrated statistically significant associations between infectious disease incidence and climate...

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Main Author: Lowe, Rachel
Other Authors: Stephenson, David : Bailey, Trevor C. : Graham, Richard
Published: University of Exeter 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.529315