Objectives. To characterize the distribution profile of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika virus
infections in Latin America and the Caribbean and to identify possible factors associated …

In 2015, a Zika epidemic in Brazil began spreading throughout the Americas. Zika virus
(ZIKV) entered Managua, Nicaragua, in January 2016 and caused an epidemic that peaked …

Background Acute respiratory infections (ARI) in Cúcuta-Colombia, have a comparatively
high burden of disease associated with high public health costs. However, little is known …

During last months, there have been a significant increase in the evidences showing the
catastrophic health situation in Venezuela. There are multiple epidemics, increase in …

The aim of this study is to estimate the parallel relative risk of Zika virus disease (ZVD) and
dengue using spatio-temporal interaction effects models for one department and one city of …

Objective Geographical information systems (GIS) use for development of epidemiological
maps in tropical diseases is increasingly frequently utilized. Here, we apply this technique to …

Abstract Asia and its Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region is particularly vulnerable to
environmental change, especially climate and land use changes further influenced by rapid …

Land use boundaries represent human–physical interfaces where risk of vector-borne
disease transmission is elevated. Land development practices, coupled with rural and urban …

We jointly estimated relative risk for dengue and Zika virus disease (Zika) in Colombia,
establishing the spatial association between them at the department and city levels for …

Background Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging arbovirus transmitted to humans by Aedes
mosquitoes, the same vectors that transmit dengue virus and chikungunya. Recent work has …