Lessons raised by the major 2010 dengue epidemics in the French West Indies

Acta Tropica

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 37-40

  Larrieu, S ^a,b   Cassadou, S ^a   Rosine, J ^a   Chappert, J L ^a   Blateau, A ^a   Ledrans, M ^a   Quenel P ^a  

^a Centre d'Affaires Agora   (Martinique)

^b Regional Office of French Institute for Public Health Surveillance   (France)

Author keywords

Climate; Dengue; Epidemiology; Outbreak; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

DENGUE FEVER; DISEASE SPREAD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; DENGUE; EPIDEMIC; FOLLOW UP; FRANCE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEROTYPE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

GUADELOUPE; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; MARTINIQUE; WINDWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES];

CLIMATE; DENGUE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; OUTBREAK; SURVEILLANCE;

ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; GUADELOUPE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSECT VECTORS; MARTINIQUE; SEASONS;

EID: 84890941055     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: 18736254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.11.023     Document Type: Article

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