Spatial Distribution of Dengue in a Brazilian Urban Slum Setting: Role of Socioeconomic Gradient in Disease Risk.

Spatial Distribution of Dengue in a Brazilian Urban Slum Setting: Role of Socioeconomic Gradient in Disease Risk.

BACKGROUND:Few studies of dengue have shown group-level associations between demographic, socioeconomic, or geographic characteristics and the spatial distribution of dengue within small urban areas. This study aimed to examine whether specific characteristics of an urban slum community were associa...

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Main Authors: Mariana Kikuti, Geraldo M Cunha, Igor A D Paploski, Amelia M Kasper, Monaise M O Silva, Aline S Tavares, Jaqueline S Cruz, Tássia L Queiroz, Moreno S Rodrigues, Perla M Santana, Helena C A V Lima, Juan Calcagno, Daniele Takahashi, André H O Gonçalves, Josélio M G Araújo, Kristine Gauthier, Maria A Diuk-Wasser, Uriel Kitron, Albert I Ko, Mitermayer G Reis, Guilherme S Ribeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4510880?pdf=render

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