Assessment of risk of dengue and yellow fever virus transmission in three major Kenyan cities based on Stegomyia indices.
Dengue (DEN) and yellow fever (YF) are re-emerging in East Africa, with contributing drivers to this trend being unplanned urbanization and increasingly adaptable anthropophilic Aedes (Stegomyia) vectors. Entomological risk assessment of these diseases remains scarce for much of East Africa and Keny...
Main Authors: | Sheila B Agha, David P Tchouassi, Armanda D S Bastos, Rosemary Sang |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-08-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5574621?pdf=render |
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