Evolution of dengue in Sri Lanka-changes in the virus, vector, and climate

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 6-12

  Sirisena, P D N N ^a   Noordeen, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Aedes albopictus; Climatic factors; Dengue fever; Dengue viruses; Sri Lanka

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; CLIMATE; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; DENGUE VIRUS 1; DENGUE VIRUS 2; DENGUE VIRUS 3; DENGUE VIRUS 4; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VECTOR; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SEROTYPE; SRI LANKA; VECTOR CONTROL; CASE MANAGEMENT; CIRCULATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMIDITY; INTENSIVE CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; TEMPERATURE; URBAN AREA; AEDES; ANIMAL; DISEASE CARRIER; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; MOSQUITO; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION; VIROLOGY;

VIRUS VECTOR;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CLIMATE; DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PHYLOGENY; SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SRI LANKA;

EID: 84892897806     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.10.012     Document Type: Review

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