Population density, water supply, and the risk of dengue fever in vietnam: Cohort study and spatial analysis

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Schmidt, Wolf Peter ^a   Suzuki, Motoi ^a   Thiem, Vu ^b   White, Richard G ^c   Tsuzuki, Ataru ^a   Yoshida, Lay Myint ^a   Yanai, Hideki ^a   Haque, Ubydul ^d   Tho, Le ^e   Anh, Dang Duc ^b   Ariyoshi, Koya ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Viet Nam)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^e Khanh Hoa Health Service   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TAP WATER;

ADOLESCENT; AEDES AEGYPTI; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POND; POPULATION DENSITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; RIVER; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; URBAN AREA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; VIET NAM; WATER SUPPLY; AEDES; ANIMAL; DISEASE CARRIER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MOSQUITO; PATHOGENICITY; THEORETICAL MODEL; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; AEDES; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOSQUITO CONTROL; POPULATION DENSITY; RISK FACTORS; VIETNAM; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 80052326781     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001082     Document Type: Article

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