Asynchronicity of endemic and emerging mosquito-borne disease outbreaks in the Dominican Republic

Dengue is endemic in the Dominican Republic, and causes regular outbreaks, whereas Zika and chikungunya are emerging infections in the area. Here, the authors show that outbreaks of the emerging infections could not be predicted by seasonal dengue dynamics.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mary E. Petrone, Rebecca Earnest, José Lourenço, Moritz U. G. Kraemer, Robert Paulino-Ramirez, Nathan D. Grubaugh, Leandro Tapia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20391-x