A prospective study of spatial clusters gives valuable insights into dengue transmission

Steven Riley

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0050220

A prospective study of spatial clusters gives valuable insights into dengue transmission

PLoS Med. 2008 Nov 4;5(11):e220. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050220.

Author

Steven Riley¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China. steven.riley@hku.hk

Abstract

Steven Riley discusses the public health implications of a new prospective spatial cluster study of dengue transmission in a rural population in Thailand.

Publication types

Comment
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Child
Child, Preschool
Cluster Analysis
Dengue / blood
Dengue / epidemiology*
Dengue / transmission*
Dengue / virology
Dengue Virus
Female
Humans
Male
Prospective Studies
Thailand / epidemiology