Spatial distribution of the risk of dengue and the entomological indicators in Sumaré, state of São Paulo, Brazil.

• Main Authors: Gerson Laurindo Barbosa (Author), Maria Rita Donalísio (Author), Celso Stephan (Author), Roberto Wagner Lourenço (Author), Valmir Roberto Andrade (Author), Marylene de Brito Arduino (Author), Virgilia Luna Castor de Lima (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Dengue fever is a major public health problem worldwide, caused by any of four virus (DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3 and DENV-4; Flaviviridae: Flavivirus), transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquito. Reducing the levels of infestation by A. aegypti is one of the few current strategies to control dengue fever. En...