Statistical modeling of the effect of rainfall flushing on dengue transmission in Singapore.

• Main Authors: Corey M Benedum (Author), Osama M E Seidahmed (Author), Elfatih A B Eltahir (Author), Natasha Markuzon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Rainfall patterns are one of the main drivers of dengue transmission as mosquitoes require standing water to reproduce. However, excess rainfall can be disruptive to the Aedes reproductive cycle by "flushing out" aquatic stages from breeding sites. We develop...