Is autumn the key for dengue epidemics in non endemic regions? The case of Argentina.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dengue is a major and rapidly increasing public health problem. In Argentina, the southern extreme of its distribution in the Americas, epidemic transmission takes place during the warm season. Since its re-emergence in 1998 two major outbreaks have occurred, the biggest during 2016. To identify the environmental factors that trigger epidemic events, we analyzed the occurrence and magnitude of dengue outbreaks in time and space at different scales in association with climatic, geographic and demographic variables and number of cases in endemic neighboring countries.

Methods

Information on dengue cases was obtained from dengue notifications reported in the National Health Surveillance System. The resulting database was analyzed by Generalized Linear Mixed Models (G

SUBMITTER: Carbajo AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6054063 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature