Autoregressive spatial modeling of possible cases of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika in the capital of Northeastern Brazil.
Silmery da Silva Brito CostaMaria Dos Remédios Freitas Carvalho BrancoVitor Vieira VasconcelosRejane Christine de Sousa QueirozAdriana Soraya AraujoAna Patrícia Barros CâmaraAngela Terumi FushitaMaria do Socorro da SilvaAntonio Augusto Moura da SilvaAlcione Miranda Dos SantosPublished in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (2021)
The distribution of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika cases showed a significant spatial pattern, in which the high-risk areas for the three diseases were explained by the variable "garbage accumulated in the surrounding environment," demonstrating the need for an intersectoral approach for vector control and prevention that goes beyond health actions.