ENSO-driven climate variability promotes periodic major outbreaks of dengue in Venezuela

Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease of global impact. In Venezuela, dengue has emerged as one of the most important public health problems of urban areas with frequent epidemics since 2001. The long-term pattern of this disease has involved not only a general upward trend in cases but also a dr...

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Published in:	Scientific reports Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 5727 - 11
Main Authors:	Vincenti-Gonzalez, M. F., Tami, A., Lizarazo, E. F., Grillet, M. E.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 10-04-2018 Nature Publishing Group
Subjects:	631/158/1469 692/699/255/2514 Climate Climate effects Climate variability Dengue - epidemiology Dengue - transmission Dengue - virology Dengue fever Disease Disease Outbreaks El Nino El Nino-Southern Oscillation Epidemics Geography, Medical Health problems Humanities and Social Sciences Humans Incidence Mosquitoes multidisciplinary Outbreaks Periodicity Precipitation Public health Rainfall Regions Science Science (multidisciplinary) Seasons Southern Oscillation Spatio-Temporal Analysis Urban areas Vector-borne diseases Venezuela - epidemiology Viral diseases Venezuela
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