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01-01-2015 | Tropical, Travel and Emerging Infections (L Chen, Section Editor)

Dengue: Update on Epidemiology

Authors: Mary Elizabeth Wilson, Lin H. Chen

Published in: Current Infectious Disease Reports | Issue 1/2015

Abstract

The epidemiology of dengue fever has undergone major shifts in recent decades. The global distribution has expanded to include more geographic areas. The intensity of transmission and the severity of infections have increased in areas where infection was already endemic. Multiple studies provide a clearer picture of the epidemiology and allow mapping of its distribution and change over time. Despite major efforts to control transmission, competent vectors now infest most tropical and subtropical regions; Aedes albopictus, also a competent vector, is able to survive in temperate areas, placing parts of Europe and North America at risk for local transmission. Many research teams in dengue-endemic areas are working to identify key local weather, vector, and other variables that would allow prediction of a likely epidemic early enough to permit interventions to avert it or blunt its impact.

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Title: Dengue: Update on Epidemiology
Authors: Mary Elizabeth Wilson
Lin H. Chen
Publication date: 01-01-2015
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Current Infectious Disease Reports / Issue 1/2015
Print ISSN: 1523-3847
Electronic ISSN: 1534-3146
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11908-014-0457-2

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