Dengue in northeastern Brazil: a spatial and temporal perspective.

Ana Beatriz Souza MartinsFrancisco Gustavo Silveira CorreiaLuciano Pamplona de Góes CavalcantiCarlos Henrique Alencar

Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (2020)

Dengue showed a decreasing incidence. During the epidemic years, the southern, eastern, and western regions presented high-risk clusters. Introduction of a new dengue serotype in a low-RR area can cause explosive outbreaks due to population susceptibility.

Keyphrases

dengue virus
zika virus
aedes aegypti
south africa
risk factors
infectious diseases