Shifting patterns of Aedes aegypti fine scale spatial clustering in Iquitos, Peru.

• Main Authors: Genevieve LaCon (Author), Amy C Morrison (Author), Helvio Astete (Author), Steven T Stoddard (Author), Valerie A Paz-Soldan (Author), John P Elder (Author), Eric S Halsey (Author), Thomas W Scott (Author), Uriel Kitron (Author), Gonzalo M Vazquez-Prokopec (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Empiric evidence shows that Aedes aegypti abundance is spatially heterogeneous and that some areas and larval habitats produce more mosquitoes than others. There is a knowledge gap, however, with regards to the temporal persistence of such Ae. aegypti abundance hotspots. In this study, we used a lon...