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. 2015 Oct;109(10):607-8.
doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trv068. Epub 2015 Aug 26.

Understanding the relative importance of global dengue risk factors

Rachel Lowe  1
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Understanding the relative importance of global dengue risk factors

Rachel Lowe. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Oct.

Abstract

Dengue is a mosquito-transmitted viral infection of major international public health concern. Global environmental and socio-economic change has created ideal conditions for the global expansion of dengue transmission. Innovative modelling tools help in understanding the global determinants of dengue risk and the relative impact of environmental and socio-economic factors on dengue transmission and spread. While climatic factors may act as a limiting factor on the global scale, other processes may play a dominant role at the local level. Understanding the spatial scales at which environmental and socio-economic factors dominate can help to target appropriate dengue control and prevention strategies.

Keywords: Bayesian models; Climate; Dengue; Probability; Risk; Socio-economic factors.

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