Epidemiology of dengue virus in Iquitos, Peru 1999 to 2005: interepidemic and epidemic patterns of transmission.

• Main Authors: Amy C Morrison (Author), Sharon L Minnick (Author), Claudio Rocha (Author), Brett M Forshey (Author), Steven T Stoddard (Author), Arthur Getis (Author), Dana A Focks (Author), Kevin L Russell (Author), James G Olson (Author), Patrick J Blair (Author), Douglas M Watts (Author), Moises Sihuincha (Author), Thomas W Scott (Author), Tadeusz J Kochel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Comprehensive, longitudinal field studies that monitor both disease and vector populations for dengue viruses are urgently needed as a pre-requisite for developing locally adaptable prevention programs or to appropriately test and license new vaccines.We report the results from such a study spanning...