Applying fuzzy logic to assess the biogeographical risk of dengue in South America.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over the last decade, reports about dengue cases have increase worldwide, which is particularly worrisome in South America due to the historic record of dengue outbreaks from the seventeenth century until the first half of the twentieth century. Dengue is a viral disease that involves insect vectors, namely Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus, which implies that, to prevent and combat outbreaks, it is necessary to understand the set of ecological and biogeographical factors affecting both the vector species and the virus.

Methods

We contribute with a methodology based on fuzzy logic that is helpful to disentangle the main factors that determine favorable environmental conditions for vectors and diseases. Using favorability functions as fuzzy logic modelling technique

SUBMITTER: Romero D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6727500 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature