Space‐time analysis of hospitalised dengue patients in rural Thailand reveals important temporal intervals in the pattern of dengue virus transmission

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Authors

Jared Aldstadt · University at Buffalo, State University of New York

In‐Kyu Yoon · Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Science

Darunee Tannitisupawong · Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Science

Richard G. Jarman · Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

Stephen J. Thomas · Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

Robert V. Gibbons · Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Science

Abstract

Fifteen to seventeen days are the most likely serial interval between successive dengue illnesses. This novel method relies only on passively detected, hospitalised case data with household locations and provides a useful tool for understanding region-specific and outbreak-specific dengue virus transmission dynamics.

Topics & Keywords

Mosquito-borne diseases and control COVID-19 epidemiological studies Malaria Research and Control

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Tropical Medicine & International Health

Volume 17, Issue 9, pp. 1076-1085

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2012.03040.x

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