Dengue Vector Dynamics (Aedes aegypti) Influenced by Climate and Social Factors in Ecuador: Implications for Targeted Control

M. Stewart‐Ibarra, Anna; J. Ryan, Sadie; Beltrán, Efraín; Méjía, Raúl; Silva, Mercy; G. Muñoz, Ángel

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0078263

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Dengue Vector Dynamics (Aedes aegypti) Influenced by Climate and Social Factors in Ecuador: Implications for Targeted Control

Published in PLoS ONE • Nov 12, 2013

Authors:

Anna M. Stewart‐Ibarra

Sadie J. Ryan

Efraín Beltrán

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Dengue fever, a mosquito-borne viral disease, is now the fastest spreading tropical disease globally. Previous studies indicate that climate and human behavior interact to influence dengue virus and vector (Aedes aegypti) population dynamics; however, the relative effects of these variab...

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Aedes aegypti

Dengue fever

Vector (molecular biology)

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