Elevation as a proxy for mosquito-borne Zika virus transmission in the Americas

When Zika virus (ZIKV) first began its spread from Brazil to other parts of the Americas, national-level travel notices were issued, carrying with them significant economic consequences to affected countries. Although regions of some affected countries were likely unsuitable for mosquito-borne trans...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 12; no. 5; p. e0178211
Main Authors:	Watts, Alexander G., Miniota, Jennifer, Joseph, Heather A., Brady, Oliver J., Kraemer, Moritz U. G., Grills, Ardath W., Morrison, Stephanie, Esposito, Douglas H., Nicolucci, Adriano, German, Matthew, Creatore, Maria I., Nelson, Bradley, Johansson, Michael A., Brunette, Gary, Hay, Simon I., Khan, Kamran, Cetron, Marty
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 24.05.2017 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Aedes - virology Aedes aegypti Altitude Americas - epidemiology Analysis Animals Aquatic insects Biology and life sciences Decision making Dengue Dengue fever Disease transmission Distribution Elevation Epidemics Epidemiology Flavivirus Health risks Human populations Humans Land area Medicine and Health Sciences Mosquito Vectors - virology Mosquitoes People and places Population number Proxy Public health Risk Factors Topography, Medical Travel Vector-borne diseases Viral diseases Virology Viruses Zika Virus Zika Virus Infection - epidemiology Zika Virus Infection - transmission Zoonoses Canada United Kingdom Atlanta Georgia Georgia United Kingdom > UK United States > US
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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