The impact of city-wide deployment of Wolbachia-carrying mosquitoes on arboviral disease incidence in Medellín and Bello, Colombia: study protocol for an interrupted time-series analysis and a test-negative design study

The impact of city-wide deployment of Wolbachia-carrying mosquitoes on arboviral disease incidence in Medellín and Bello, Colombia: study protocol for an interrupted time-series analysis and a test-negative design study

Background: Dengue, chikungunya and Zika are viral infections transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, and present major public health challenges in tropical regions. Traditional vector control methods have been ineffective at halting disease transmission. The World Mosquito Program has developed a...

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Main Authors: Estefanía Muñoz, Suzanne M Dufault, Eduardo Santacruz, Ivan D. Velez, Sandra L. Duque, Simon C. Kutcher, Jovany Barajas, Alexander Uribe, Ana Cristina Patino, Sandra Gonzalez, Luis Martínez, Lina Zuluaga, María Patricia Arbelaez, María Camila Mejia, Nicholas P. Jewell, Henry Pulido, Cameron P. Simmons, Scott L. O'Neill, Stephanie K. Tanamas, Katherine L. Anders
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2020-05-01
Series:F1000Research
Subjects:
wolbachia
dengue
chikungunya
zika
vector-borne disease
disease surveillance
eng
Online Access:https://f1000research.com/articles/8-1327/v2

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