Modeling the dynamic transmission of dengue fever: investigating disease persistence.

• Main Authors: Líliam César de Castro Medeiros (Author), César Augusto Rodrigues Castilho (Author), Cynthia Braga (Author), Wayner Vieira de Souza (Author), Leda Regis (Author), Antonio Miguel Vieira Monteiro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Dengue is a disease of great complexity, due to interactions between humans, mosquitoes and various virus serotypes as well as efficient vector survival strategies. Thus, understanding the factors influencing the persistence of the disease has been a challenge for scientists and policy m...