The Spread of Dengue in an Endemic Urban Milieu--The Case of Delhi, India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dengue is a major international public health concern, one of the most important arthropod-borne diseases. More than 3.5 billion people are at risk of dengue infection and there are an estimated 390 million dengue infections annually. This prolific increase has been connected to societal changes such as population growth and increasing urbanization generating intense agglomeration leading to proliferation of synanthropic mosquito species. Quantifying the spatio-temporal epidemiology of dengue in large cities within the context of a Geographic Information System is a first step in the identification of socio-economic risk factors.

Methodology/principal findings

This Project has been approved by the ethical committee of Institut Pasteur. Data has been anonymized and

SUBMITTER: Telle O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4726601 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature