Spatial evaluation and modeling of Dengue seroprevalence and vector density in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

• Main Authors: Nildimar Alves Honório (Author), Rita Maria Ribeiro Nogueira (Author), Cláudia Torres Codeço (Author), Marilia Sá Carvalho (Author), Oswaldo Gonçalves Cruz (Author), Mônica de Avelar Figueiredo Mafra Magalhães (Author), Josélio Maria Galvão de Araújo (Author), Eliane Saraiva Machado de Araújo (Author), Marcelo Quintela Gomes (Author), Luciane Silva Pinheiro (Author), Célio da Silva Pinel (Author), Ricardo Lourenço- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2009-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, experienced a severe dengue fever epidemic in 2008. This was the worst epidemic ever, characterized by a sharp increase in case-fatality rate, mainly among younger individuals. A combination of factors, such as climate, mosquito abundance, buildup of the susceptible populatio...