Community engagement for COVID-19 prevention and control: a rapid evidence synthesis

B Gilmore, R Ndejjo, A Tchetchia, V de Claro… - BMJ global …, 2020 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Community engagement has been considered a fundamental component of
past outbreaks, such as Ebola. However, there is concern over the lack of involvement of …

Vector-borne transmission and evolution of Zika virus

G Gutiérrez-Bugallo, LA Piedra, M Rodriguez… - Nature ecology & …, 2019 - nature.com
Zika virus (ZIKV), discovered in the Zika Forest of Uganda in 1947, is a mosquito-borne
flavivirus related to yellow fever, dengue and West Nile viruses. From its discovery until …

[HTML][HTML] Imported Monkeypox, Singapore

SEF Yong, OT Ng, ZJM Ho, TM Mak… - Emerging infectious …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In May 2019, we investigated monkeypox in a traveler from Nigeria to Singapore. The public
health response included rapid identification of contacts, use of quarantine, and …

The evolution of Zika virus from Asia to the Americas

ZY Liu, WF Shi, CF Qin - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2019 - nature.com
Zika virus (ZIKV) was once considered an obscure member of the large and diverse family of
mosquito-borne flaviviruses, and human infections with ZIKV were thought to be sporadic …

Zika virus

S Masmejan, D Musso, M Vouga, L Pomar… - Pathogens, 2020 - mdpi.com
Zika virus (ZIKV), a neurotropic single-stranded RNA flavivirus, remains an important cause
of congenital infection, fetal microcephaly, and Guillain-Barré syndrome in populations …

Long-term circulation of Zika virus in Thailand: an observational study

K Ruchusatsawat, P Wongjaroen… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Little is known about the historical and current risk of Zika virus infection in
southeast Asia, where the mosquito vector is widespread and other arboviruses circulate …

Singapore's 5 decades of dengue prevention and control—Implications for global dengue control

SH Ho, JT Lim, J Ong, HC Hapuarachchi… - PLoS neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
This paper summarises the lessons learnt in dengue epidemiology, risk factors, and
prevention in Singapore over the last half a century, during which Singapore evolved from a …

Successive blood meals enhance virus dissemination within mosquitoes and increase transmission potential

PM Armstrong, HY Ehrlich, T Magalhaes… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The recent Zika virus (ZIKV) and chikungunya virus epidemics highlight the explosive nature
of arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) transmitted by Aedes spp. mosquitoes,. Vector …

[HTML][HTML] Four patients with COVID-19 and tuberculosis, Singapore, April–May 2020

SM Tham, WY Lim, CK Lee, J Loh… - Emerging infectious …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and tuberculosis (TB) developed in 4 foreign
workers living in dormitories in Singapore during April–May 2020. Clinical manifestations …

Mapping dengue risk in Singapore using Random Forest

J Ong, X Liu, J Rajarethinam, SY Kok… - PLoS neglected …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Singapore experiences endemic dengue, with 2013 being the largest outbreak
year known to date, culminating in 22,170 cases. Given the limited resources available, and …