Climate Change and Aedes Vectors: 21st Century Projections for Dengue Transmission in Europe

Warming temperatures may increase the geographic spread of vector-borne diseases into temperate areas. Although a tropical mosquito-borne viral disease, a dengue outbreak occurred in Madeira, Portugal, in 2012; the first in Europe since 1920s. This outbreak emphasizes the potential for dengue re-eme...

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Main Authors: Jing Liu-Helmersson, Mikkel Quam, Annelies Wilder-Smith, Hans Stenlund, Kristie Ebi, Eduardo Massad, Joacim Rocklöv
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-05-01
Series:EBioMedicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396416301335