Epidemiological characteristics and determinants of dengue transmission during epidemic and non-epidemic years in Fortaleza, Brazil: 2011-2015.

• Main Authors: Benjamin MacCormack-Gelles (Author), Antonio S Lima Neto (Author), Geziel S Sousa (Author), Osmar J Nascimento (Author), Marcia M T Machado (Author), Mary E Wilson (Author), Marcia C Castro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>After being eliminated during the 1950s, dengue reemerged in Brazil in the 1980s. Since then, incidence of the disease has increased, as serotypes move within and between cities. The co-circulation of multiple serotypes contributes to cycles of epidemic and interepidem...