A large-scale stochastic spatiotemporal model for Aedes albopictus-borne chikungunya epidemiology.

Chikungunya is a viral disease transmitted to humans primarily via the bites of infected Aedes mosquitoes. The virus caused a major epidemic in the Indian Ocean in 2004, affecting millions of inhabitants, while cases have also been observed in Europe since 2007. We developed a stochastic spatiotempo...

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Main Authors: Kamil Erguler, Nastassya L Chandra, Yiannis Proestos, Jos Lelieveld, George K Christophides, Paul E Parham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5375158?pdf=render