Socioeconomic and environmental determinants of dengue transmission in an urban setting: An ecological study in Nouméa, New Caledonia.

• Main Authors: Raphaël M Zellweger (Author), Jorge Cano (Author), Morgan Mangeas (Author), François Taglioni (Author), Alizé Mercier (Author), Marc Despinoy (Author), Christophe E Menkès (Author), Myrielle Dupont-Rouzeyrol (Author), Birgit Nikolay (Author), Magali Teurlai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Dengue is a mosquito-borne virus that causes extensive morbidity and economic loss in many tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Often present in cities, dengue virus is rapidly spreading due to urbanization, climate change and increased human movements. Dengue cases are often he...