Role of Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) and Aedes albopictus (Skuse) in local dengue epidemics in Taiwan

Role of Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) and Aedes albopictus (Skuse) in local dengue epidemics in Taiwan

Abstract Background Aedes mosquitoes in Taiwan mainly comprise Aedes albopictus and Ae. aegypti. However, the species contributing to autochthonous dengue spread and the extent at which it occurs remain unclear. Thus, in this study, we spatially analyzed real data to determine spatial features relat...

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Main Authors: Pui-Jen Tsai, Hwa-Jen Teng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Dengue fever
Aedes mosquitoes
Breteau index
Global bivariate Moran’s I
Geographically weighted regression
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-016-2002-4

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