Urbanization and geographic expansion of zoonotic arboviral diseases:: mechanisms and potential strategies for prevention

• Autores: Scott C. Weaver
• Localización: Trends in microbiology, ISSN 0966-842X, Vol. 21, Nº. 8, 2013, págs. 360-363
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) mainly infect people via direct spillover from enzootic cycles. However, dengue, chikungunya, and yellow fever viruses have repeatedly initiated urban transmission cycles involving human amplification and peridomestic mosquito vectors to cause major epidemics. Here, I review these urban emergences and potential strategies for their prevention and control.