Spatiotemporal spread of chikungunya virus in Sarawak, Malaysia.
Sarat DassRomano NguiBalvinder Singh GillYoke Fun ChanWan Yusoff Wan SulaimanYvonne Ai Lian LimRose Nani MudinChee Kheong ChongLokman Hakim SulaimanI-Ching SamPublished in: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2021)
CHIKV initially spread quickly in rural areas mainly via roads, with lesser involvement of urban areas. Delayed spread occurred via river networks to more isolated areas in the rural interior. Understanding the patterns and timings of arboviral outbreak spread may allow targeted vector control measures at key transport hubs or in large transport vehicles.