Peridomestic Infection as a Determining Factor of Dengue Transmission.

• Main Authors: Ruth Aralí Martínez-Vega (Author), Rogelio Danis-Lozano (Author), Fredi Alexander Díaz-Quijano (Author), Jorge Velasco-Hernández (Author), René Santos-Luna (Author), Susana Román-Pérez (Author), Pablo Kuri-Morales (Author), José Ramos-Castañeda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:The study of endemic dengue transmission is essential for proposing alternatives to impact its burden. The traditional paradigm establishes that transmission starts around cases, but there are few studies that determine the risk. METHODS:To assess the association between the peridomestic...