The influence of geographic and climate factors on the timing of dengue epidemics in Perú, 1994-2008

The influence of geographic and climate factors on the timing of dengue epidemics in Perú, 1994-2008

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne disease that affects between 50 and 100 million people each year. Increasing our understanding of the heterogeneous transmission patterns of dengue at different spatial scales could have considerable...

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Main Authors: Broutin Hélène, Cazelles Bernard, Chowell Gerardo, Munayco Cesar V
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-06-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Dengue
dynamics
community size
wavelet analysis
wavelet coherence
epidemic timing
climatic factors
Perú
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/164

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