Comparing vector and human surveillance strategies to detect arbovirus transmission: A simulation study for Zika virus detection in Puerto Rico.

• Main Authors: Zachary J Madewell (Author), Ryan R Hemme (Author), Laura Adams (Author), Roberto Barrera (Author), Stephen H Waterman (Author), Michael A Johansson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Detecting and monitoring the transmission of arboviruses such as Zika virus (ZIKV), dengue virus, and chikungunya virus is critical for prevention and control activities. Previous work has compared the ability of different human-focused surveillance strategies to detect ZIKV transmission...