Modeling the relative role of human mobility, land-use and climate factors on dengue outbreak emergence in Sri Lanka

Modeling the relative role of human mobility, land-use and climate factors on dengue outbreak emergence in Sri Lanka

Abstract Background More than 80,000 dengue cases including 215 deaths were reported nationally in less than 7 months between 2016 and 2017, a fourfold increase in the number of reported cases compared to the average number over 2010–2016. The region of Negombo, located in the Western province, expe...

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Main Authors: Ying Zhang, Jefferson Riera, Kayla Ostrow, Sauleh Siddiqui, Harendra de Silva, Sahotra Sarkar, Lakkumar Fernando, Lauren Gardner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Dengue
Outbreaks
Risk factors
Human mobility
Climate
Land-use
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-05369-w

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