Spatial connectivity in mosquito-borne disease models: a systematic review of methods and assumptions

SA Lee, CI Jarvis, WJ Edmunds… - Journal of The …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Spatial connectivity plays an important role in mosquito-borne disease transmission.
Connectivity can arise for many reasons, including shared environments, vector ecology and …

A systematic review of the data, methods and environmental covariates used to map Aedes-borne arbovirus transmission risk

AY Lim, Y Jafari, JM Caldwell, HE Clapham… - BMC infectious …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Aedes (Stegomyia)-borne diseases are an expanding global threat,
but gaps in surveillance make comprehensive and comparable risk assessments …

Zika emergence, persistence, and transmission rate in Colombia: a nationwide application of a space-time Markov switching model

L Picinini Freitas, D Douwes-Schultz, AM Schmidt… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Zika, a viral disease transmitted to humans by Aedes mosquitoes, emerged in the Americas
in 2015, causing large-scale epidemics. Colombia alone reported over 72,000 Zika cases …

Spatio-temporal dynamics of three diseases caused by Aedes-borne arboviruses in Mexico

B Dong, L Khan, M Smith, J Trevino, B Zhao… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
Background The intensity of transmission of Aedes-borne viruses is heterogeneous, and
multiple factors can contribute to variation at small spatial scales. Illuminating drivers of …

Zika virus infection and microcephaly: spatial analysis and socio-environmental determinants in a region of high Aedes aegypti infestation in the Central-West Region …

PS Nunes, RA Guimarães, CMT Martelli… - BMC Infectious …, 2021 - Springer
Background More than 5 years after the Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic, Zika infection remains a
major concern in regions with high Aedes infestation. The objectives of this study were (i) to …

Socioeconomic disparities associated with symptomatic Zika virus infections in pregnancy and congenital microcephaly: A spatiotemporal analysis from Goiânia …

LEP Rosado, EC Aquino, EB Brickley… - PLOS Neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic, which was followed by an unprecedented outbreak of
congenital microcephaly, emerged in Brazil unevenly, with apparent pockets of …

Zika epidemic in Colombia and environmental and sociodemographic contributors: an application of a space-time Markov switching model

LP Freitas, D Douwes-Schultz, AM Schmidt… - medRxiv, 2023 - medrxiv.org
Zika, a viral disease transmitted to humans by the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes,
emerged in the Americas in 2015, causing large-scale epidemics. Colombia alone reported …

Urban arbovirus underreporting in a hyperendemic area of​​ Brazil: a population-based survey and implications for public health surveillance

T Nobre, ALD Fenner, ELL Araújo, WN de Araújo… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Background Urban arboviruses pose a significant global burden, particularly in tropical
regions like Brazil. São Sebastião, a lower-middle-class urban area just 26 km from the …

[PDF][PDF] Epidemiology of the 2014-2017 Zika and chikungunya epidemics in Colombia

K Charniga - 2021 - core.ac.uk
The introduction of Zika virus (ZIKV) and chikungunya virus (CHIKV) into the Americas in the
mid-2010s triggered large epidemics across the region fueled by high population-level …