Dengue transmission in the Asia‐Pacific region: impact of climate change and socio‐environmental factors

S Banu, W Hu, C Hurst, S Tong - Tropical Medicine & …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To review the scientific evidence about the impact of climate change and socio‐
environmental factors on dengue transmission, particularly in the Asia‐Pacific region …

Risk and control of mosquito-borne diseases in Southeast Asian rubber plantations

JAA Tangena, P Thammavong, AL Wilson, PT Brey… - Trends in …, 2016 - cell.com
Unprecedented economic growth in Southeast Asia (SEA) has encouraged the expansion of
rubber plantations. This land-use transformation is changing the risk of mosquito-borne …

Ecological, biological and social dimensions of dengue vector breeding in five urban settings of Latin America: a multi-country study

J Quintero, H Brochero, P Manrique-Saide… - BMC infectious …, 2014 - Springer
Background Dengue is an increasingly important public health problem in most Latin
American countries and more cost-effective ways of reducing dengue vector densities to …

Projecting the impact of climate change on dengue transmission in Dhaka, Bangladesh

S Banu, W Hu, Y Guo, C Hurst, S Tong - Environment international, 2014 - Elsevier
Weather variables, mainly temperature and humidity influence vectors, viruses, human
biology, ecology and consequently the intensity and distribution of the vector-borne …

Socio-economic and climate factors associated with dengue fever spatial heterogeneity: a worked example in New Caledonia

M Teurlai, CE Menkès, V Cavarero… - PLoS neglected …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background/Objectives Understanding the factors underlying the spatio-temporal
distribution of infectious diseases provides useful information regarding their prevention and …

Effect of climatic factors and population density on the distribution of dengue in Sri Lanka: a GIS based evaluation for prediction of outbreaks

P Sirisena, F Noordeen, H Kurukulasuriya, TA Romesh… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Dengue is one of the major hurdles to the public health in Sri Lanka, causing high morbidity
and mortality. The present study focuses on the use of geographical information systems …

Mosquito vector diversity across habitats in central Thailand endemic for dengue and other arthropod-borne diseases

P Thongsripong, A Green, P Kittayapong… - PLoS neglected …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Recent years have seen the greatest ecological disturbances of our times, with global
human expansion, species and habitat loss, climate change, and the emergence of new and …

Microclimate and Human Factors in the Divergent Ecology of Aedes aegypti along the Arizona, US/Sonora, MX Border

MH Hayden, CK Uejio, K Walker, F Ramberg… - EcoHealth, 2010 - Springer
This study examined the association of human and environmental factors with the presence
of Aedes aegypti, the vector for dengue fever and yellow fever viruses, in a desert region in …

Social and environmental determinants of Aedes aegypti infestation in Central Havana: results of a case–control study nested in an integrated dengue surveillance …

JM Spiegel, M Bonet, AM Ibarra… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To characterize the social and environmental risk factors associated with the
presence of Aedes aegypti in order to improve community dengue control. Methods A case …

Association between climate variables and dengue incidence in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Thailand

FI Abdulsalam, S Yimthiang, A La-Up… - Geospatial …, 2021 - geospatialhealth.net
The tropical climate of Thailand encourages very high mosquito densities in certain areas
and is ideal for dengue transmission, especially in the southern region where the province …