Spatiotemporal and meteorological relationships in dengue transmission in the Dominican Republic, 2015-2019.

ABSTRACT: Dengue has broadened its global distribution substantially in the past two decades, and many endemic areas are experiencing increases in incidence. The Dominican Republic recently experienced its two largest outbreaks to date with 16,836 reported cases in 2015 and 20,123 reported cases in 2019. With continued increases in dengue transmission, developing tools to better prepare healthcare systems and mosquito control agencies is of critical importance. Before such tools can be developed, however, we must first better understand potential drivers of dengue transmission. To that end, we focus in this paper on determining relationships between climate variables and dengue transmission with an emphasis on eight provinces and the capital city of the Dominican Republic in the period 2015-2019. We

SUBMITTER: Robert MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10236710 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature