Utility of entomological indices for predicting transmission of dengue virus: secondary analysis of data from the Camino Verde trial in Mexico and Nicaragua.

Dengue vector entomological indices are widely used to monitor vector density and disease control activities. But the value of these indices as predictors of dengue infection is not established. We used data from the impact assessment of a trial of community mobilization for dengue prevention (Camin...

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Main Authors: Arcadio Morales-Pérez, Elizabeth Nava-Aguilera, Carlos Hernández-Alvarez, Víctor Manuel Alvarado-Castro, Jorge Arosteguí, José Legorreta-Soberanis, Miguel Flores-Moreno, Liliana Morales-Nava, Eva Harris, Robert J Ledogar, Neil Andersson, Anne Cockcroft
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-10-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008768