Seasonal and interannual risks of dengue introduction from South-East Asia into China, 2005-2015

This study also revealed seasonal asymmetries of transmission routes: Sri Lank a and Maldives have emerged as origins; neglected cities at central and coastal China have been increasingly vulnerable to dengue importation and onward transmission. Compared to the monthly occurrence of dengue reported in China, our model performed robustly for importation and onward transmission risk estimates. The approach and evidence could facilitate to understand and mitigate the changing seasonal threat of arbovirus from endemic regions.
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Source Type: research