Geographic Expansion of Dengue: The Impact of International Travel

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Title:	Geographic Expansion of Dengue: The Impact of International Travel
Authors:	Wilder-Smith, A. Gubler, D.J.
Keywords:	Dengue Factors for resurgence of dengue Geographic spread of dengue International travel
Issue Date:	2008
Citation:	Wilder-Smith, A., Gubler, D.J. (2008). Geographic Expansion of Dengue: The Impact of International Travel. Medical Clinics of North America 92 (6) : 1377-1390. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcna.2008.07.002
Abstract:	Dengue has emerged as an international public health problem. Reasons for the resurgence of dengue in the tropics and subtropics are complex and include unprecedented urbanization with substandard living conditions, lack of vector control, virus evolution, and international travel. Of all these factors, urbanization has probably had the most impact on the amplification of dengue within a given country, and travel has had the most impact for the spread of dengue from country to country and continent to continent. Epidemics of dengue, their seasonality, and oscillations over time are reflected by the epidemiology of dengue in travelers. Sentinel surveillance of travelers could augment existing national public health surveillance systems. © 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Source Title:	Medical Clinics of North America
URI:	http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/27172
ISSN:	00257125
DOI:	10.1016/j.mcna.2008.07.002
Appears in Collections:	Staff Publications

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