DENGUE EPIDEMICS IN MIDDLE-SOUTH OF BRAZIL: CLIMATE CONSTRAINTS AND SOME SOCIAL ASPECTS

Dengue is currently one of the most serious worldwide public health problems. It is a disease of the tropical world, in which most of Latin America is located and where the environment and climate provide ideal conditions for the Aedes mosquito (aegypti and albopictus) to thrive. In addition the soc...

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Main Authors: Wilson Flavio Feltrim Roseghini, Francisco Mendonça, Pietro Ceccato, Katia Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Associação Brasileira de Climatologa 2011-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Climatologia
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Online Access:https://revistas.ufpr.br/revistaabclima/article/view/27522