Defining the Risk of Zika and Chikungunya Virus Transmission in Human Population Centers of the Eastern United States.

• Main Authors: Carrie A Manore (Author), Richard S Ostfeld (Author), Folashade B Agusto (Author), Holly Gaff (Author), Shannon L LaDeau (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The recent spread of mosquito-transmitted viruses and associated disease to the Americas motivates a new, data-driven evaluation of risk in temperate population centers. Temperate regions are generally expected to pose low risk for significant mosquito-borne disease; however, the spread of the Asian...