Assessing Dengue Virus Importation Risks in Africa: A Climate and Travel-Based Model.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dengue is a significant global public health concern that poses a threat to Africa. Particularly, African countries are at risk of viral introductions through air travel connectivity with areas of South America and Asia that experience frequent explosive outbreaks. Limited reporting and diagnostic capacity hinder a comprehensive assessment of continent-wide transmission dynamics and deployment of surveillance strategies in Africa. This study aimed to identify African airports at high risk of receiving dengue infected passengers from Asia, Latin America and other African countries with high dengue incidence.

Methods

The risk of dengue introduction into Africa from countries of high incidence in Africa, Latin America and within Africa was estimated based on origin-d

SUBMITTER: Poongavanan J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11581072 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature