Multiyear climate variability and dengue--El Niño southern oscillation, weather, and dengue incidence in Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Thailand: a longitudinal data analysis.

BACKGROUND: The mosquito-borne dengue viruses are a major public health problem throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Changes in temperature and precipitation have well-defined roles in the transmission cycle and may thus play a role in changing incidence levels. The El Niño...

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Main Authors: Michael A Johansson, Derek A T Cummings, Gregory E Glass
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-11-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2771282?pdf=render