Re-assess Vector Indices Threshold as an Early Warning Tool for Predicting Dengue Epidemic in a Dengue Non-endemic Country.

• Main Authors: Fong-Shue Chang (Author), Yao-Ting Tseng (Author), Pi-Shan Hsu (Author), Chaur-Dong Chen (Author), Ie-Bin Lian (Author), Day-Yu Chao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Despite dengue dynamics being driven by complex interactions between human hosts, mosquito vectors and viruses that are influenced by climate factors, an operational model that will enable health authorities to anticipate the outbreak risk in a dengue non-endemic area has not been develop...