Comparative Analysis of Dengue and Zika Outbreaks Reveals Differences by Setting and Virus.

• Main Authors: Sebastian Funk (Author), Adam J Kucharski (Author), Anton Camacho (Author), Rosalind M Eggo (Author), Laith Yakob (Author), Lawrence M Murray (Author), W John Edmunds (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The pacific islands of Micronesia have experienced several outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases over the past decade. In outbreaks on small islands, the susceptible population is usually well defined, and there is no co-circulation of pathogens. Because of this, analysing such outbreaks can be usefu...