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

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 the potential to develop a dengue early warning system (EWS) that incorporates climate and non-climate information. The objective of this study was to characterize the spatiotemporal dynamics and climatic and social-ecological risk factors associated with the largest dengue epidemic to date in Machala, Ecuador, to inform the development of a dengue EWS.

Methods

The following data from Machala were included in analyses: neighborhood-level georeferenced dengue cases, national census

SUBMITTER: Stewart-Ibarra AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4264610 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature