Potential Risk Areas of Aedes albopictus in South-Eastern Iran: A Vector of Dengue Fever, Zika, and Chikungunya

Potential Risk Areas of Aedes albopictus in South-Eastern Iran: A Vector of Dengue Fever, Zika, and Chikungunya

The possibility of the rapid and global spread of Zika, chikungunya, yellow fever, and dengue fever by Aedes albopictus is well documented and may be facilitated by changes in climate. To avert and manage health risks, climatic and topographic information can be used to model and forecast which area...

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Main Authors: Jalil Nejati, Rubén Bueno-Marí, Francisco Collantes, Ahmad A. Hanafi-Bojd, Hassan Vatandoost, Zabihollah Charrahy, Seyed M. Tabatabaei, Mohammad R. Yaghoobi-Ershadi, Abdolghafar Hasanzehi, Mohammad R. Shirzadi, Seyed H. Moosa-Kazemi, Mohammad M. Sedaghat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Aedes albopictus
dengue fever
zika virus
modeling
analytical hierarchy process
geographical information system
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01660/full

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