Assessing the suitability for Aedes albopictus and dengue transmission risk in China with a delay differential equation model.

Dengue is considered non-endemic to mainland China. However, travellers frequently import the virus from overseas and local mosquito species can then spread the disease in the population. As a consequence, mainland China still experiences large dengue outbreaks. Temperature plays a key role in these...

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Main Authors: Soeren Metelmann, Xiaobo Liu, Liang Lu, Cyril Caminade, Keke Liu, Lina Cao, Jolyon M Medlock, Matthew Baylis, Andrew P Morse, Qiyong Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009153