Spatiotemporal clustering, climate periodicity, and social-ecological risk factors for dengue during an outbreak in Machala, Ecuador, in 2010

M. Stewart‐Ibarra, Anna; G. Muñoz, Ángel; J. Ryan, Sadie; Beltrán Ayala, Efraín; J. Borbor‐Cordova, Mercy; L. Finkelstein, Julia; Méjía, Raúl; Ordoñez, Tania; Cristina Recalde-Coronel, G.; Rivero, Keytia

doi:10.1186/s12879-014-0610-4

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Spatiotemporal clustering, climate periodicity, and social-ecological risk factors for dengue during an outbreak in Machala, Ecuador, in 2010

Published in BMC Infectious Diseases • Nov 24, 2014

Authors:

Anna M. Stewart‐Ibarra

Ángel G. Muñoz

Sadie J. Ryan

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Dengue fever, a mosquito-borne viral disease, is a rapidly emerging public health problem in Ecuador and throughout the tropics. However, we have a limited understanding of the disease transmission dynamics in these regions. Previous studies in southern coastal Ecuador have demonstrated ...

Subject

Dengue fever

Outbreak

Parasitology

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