Spatiotemporal analysis of historical records (2001-2012) on dengue fever in Vietnam and development of a statistical model for forecasting risk.

BACKGROUND:Dengue fever is the most widespread infectious disease of humans transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. It is the leading cause of hospitalization and death in children in the Southeast Asia and western Pacific regions. We analyzed surveillance records from health centers in Vietnam collected b...

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Main Authors: Bernard Bett, Delia Grace, Hu Suk Lee, Johanna Lindahl, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Pham-Duc Phuc, Nguyen Huu Quyen, Tran Anh Tu, Tran Dac Phu, Dang Quang Tan, Vu Sinh Nam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0224353