Seasonality effects on Dengue

Dengue is a vector-borne disease transmitted from an infected human to an Aedes mosquito, during a blood-meal. A model for dengue disease transmission is presented, composed by human and mosquitoes compartments. The aim of this work is to simulate the effects of seasonality, on the vectorial capacit...

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Main Author: Rodrigues, Helena Sofia (author)
Other Authors: Monteiro, M. Teresa T. (author), Torres, Delfim F. M. (author)
Format: conferencePaper
Language:eng
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/37059
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/37059
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Summary:Dengue is a vector-borne disease transmitted from an infected human to an Aedes mosquito, during a blood-meal. A model for dengue disease transmission is presented, composed by human and mosquitoes compartments. The aim of this work is to simulate the effects of seasonality, on the vectorial capacity. Using entomological information about the mosquito behavior under different temperatures, simulations were carried out and the repercussions on the disease transmission were analyzed.