A combination of incidence data and mobility proxies from social media predicts the intra-urban spread of dengue in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Only a few studies have investigated the potential of using geotagged social media data for
predicting the patterns of spatio-temporal spread of vector-borne diseases. We herein …
predicting the patterns of spatio-temporal spread of vector-borne diseases. We herein …
Inferences about spatiotemporal variation in dengue virus transmission are sensitive to assumptions about human mobility: a case study using geolocated tweets from …
Billions of users of mobile phones, social media platforms, and other technologies generate
an increasingly large volume of data that has the potential to be leveraged towards solving …
an increasingly large volume of data that has the potential to be leveraged towards solving …
Spatiotemporal variability in dengue transmission intensity in Jakarta, Indonesia
Background Approximately 70% of the global burden of dengue disease occurs on the
Asian continent, where many large urban centres provide optimal environments for …
Asian continent, where many large urban centres provide optimal environments for …
Quantifying the spatial dimension of dengue virus epidemic spread within a tropical urban environment
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Background Dengue infection spread in naive populations occurs in an explosive and
widespread fashion primarily due to the absence of population herd immunity, the …
widespread fashion primarily due to the absence of population herd immunity, the …
Estimating the annual dengue force of infection from the age of reporting primary infections across urban centres in endemic countries
Background Stratifying dengue risk within endemic countries is crucial for allocating limited
control interventions. Current methods of monitoring dengue transmission intensity rely on …
control interventions. Current methods of monitoring dengue transmission intensity rely on …
Modeling the relative role of human mobility, land-use and climate factors on dengue outbreak emergence in Sri Lanka
Background More than 80,000 dengue cases including 215 deaths were reported nationally
in less than 7 months between 2016 and 2017, a fourfold increase in the number of reported …
in less than 7 months between 2016 and 2017, a fourfold increase in the number of reported …
Inferring the spatio-temporal patterns of dengue transmission from surveillance data in Guangzhou, China
Background Dengue is a serious vector-borne disease, and incidence rates have
significantly increased during the past few years, particularly in 2014 in Guangzhou. The …
significantly increased during the past few years, particularly in 2014 in Guangzhou. The …
Spatial and temporal analysis of hospitalized dengue patients in Bandung: demographics and risk
Background Bandung, the fourth largest city in Indonesia and capital of West Java province,
has been considered a major endemic area of dengue, and studies show that the incidence …
has been considered a major endemic area of dengue, and studies show that the incidence …
Evaluating neighborhood structures for modeling intercity diffusion of large-scale dengue epidemics
Background Dengue fever is a vector-borne infectious disease that is transmitted by contact
between vector mosquitoes and susceptible hosts. The literature has addressed the issue …
between vector mosquitoes and susceptible hosts. The literature has addressed the issue …
Mapping intra-urban transmission risk of dengue fever with big hourly cellphone data
Cellphone tracking has been recently integrated into risk assessment of disease
transmission, because travel behavior of disease carriers can be depicted in unprecedented …
transmission, because travel behavior of disease carriers can be depicted in unprecedented …