Background Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, experienced a severe dengue fever epidemic in 2008.
This was the worst epidemic ever, characterized by a sharp increase in case-fatality rate …

Background Many factors have been associated with circulation of the dengue fever virus
and vector, although the dynamics of transmission are not yet fully understood. The aim of …

Brazil currently accounts for the majority of dengue cases reported in the Americas, with co-
circulation of DENV 1–3. Striking variation in the epidemiological pattern of infection within …

Background Dengue virus (DENV) transmission is spatially heterogeneous. Hence, to
stratify dengue prevalence in space may be an efficacious strategy to target surveillance and …

Urban dengue fever is now considered a major public health threat in most American
countries. A household survey was conducted in the city of Goiânia in central Brazil in 2001 …

Background Dengue fever is an arthropod-borne viral disease caused by dengue virus
(DENV) and transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. The Northeast region of Brazil is …

This study analyzed the spatial distribution of dengue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2006, and
associations between the incidence per 100,000 inhabitants and socio-environmental …

Background São José do Rio Preto is one of the cities of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, that
is hyperendemic for dengue, with the presence of the four dengue serotypes. Objectives: to …

Background Few studies of dengue have shown group-level associations between
demographic, socioeconomic, or geographic characteristics and the spatial distribution of …

This study aimed to characterize the first dengue fever epidemic in Várzea Paulista, São
Paulo, Brazil, and its spatial and spatio-temporal distribution in order to assess the …