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Identifying high risk areas of Zika virus infection by meteorological factors in Colombia.

Lung-Chang ChienFrancisco SyAdriana Pérez
Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2019)
Our study found that meteorological factors are significantly associated with ZIKV infection across departments. The study determined both total rainfall and average temperature as the best meteorological factors to identify high risk departments of ZIKV infection. These findings can help governmental agencies monitor at risk areas according to meteorological measurements, and develop preventions in those at risk areas in priority.
Keyphrases
  • air pollution
  • zika virus