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The current and future distribution of the yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti...
Santos, José Maurício; Capinha, César; Rocha, Jorge; Sousa, Carla AlexandraThe Aedes aegypti mosquito is the main vector for several diseases of global importance, such as dengue and yellow fever. This species was first identified on Madeira Island in 2005, and between 2012 and 2013 was responsible for an outbreak of dengue that affected several thousand people. However, the potential distribution of the species on the island remains poorly investigated. Here we assess the suitability...
Simulation models of dengue transmission in Funchal, Madeira Island: influence ...
Salami, Donald; Capinha, César; Sousa, Carla Alexandra; Martins, Maria do Rosário Oliveira; Lord, CynthiaThe recent emergence and established presence of Aedes aegypti in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, Portugal, was responsible for the first autochthonous outbreak of dengue in Europe. The island has not reported any dengue cases since the outbreak in 2012. However, there is a high risk that an introduction of the virus would result in another autochthonous outbreak given the presence of the vector and permissiv...
Dengue importation into Europe: a network connectivity-based approach
Salami, Donald; Capinha, César; Martins, Maria do Rosário Oliveira; Sousa, Carla AlexandraThe spread of dengue through global human mobility is a major public health concern. A key challenge is understanding the transmission pathways and mediating factors that characterized the patterns of dengue importation into non-endemic areas. Utilizing a network connectivity-based approach, we analyze the importation patterns of dengue fever into European countries. Seven connectivity indices were developed to...
Predicting dengue importation into Europe, using machine learning and model-agn...
Salami, Donald; Sousa, Carla Alexandra; Martins, Maria do Rosário Oliveira; Capinha, CésarThe geographical spread of dengue is a global public health concern. This is largely mediated by the importation of dengue from endemic to non-endemic areas via the increasing connectivity of the global air transport network. The dynamic nature and intrinsic heterogeneity of the air transport network make it challenging to predict dengue importation. Here, we explore the capabilities of state-of-the-art machine...
A new threat at our doorstep: consequences of dengue dispersal in a constantly ...
Soares Parreira, Ricardo Manuel; Marques da Silva de Atouguia, Jorge Luís; Sousa, Carla AlexandraDengue virus (DENV) is the mosquito-borne arbovirus with the widest impact on human health. Although its dispersal is partially conditioned by the environmental constraints that limit the distribution of its main vector (Aedes aegypti), DENV has been relentlessly taking over the planet, especially in the last decades. Despite the fact that it is mainly associated with the tropical and subtropical regions, it af...
Arboviral studies at IHMT
Sousa, Carla Alexandra; Soares Parreira, Ricardo ManuelThe study of vector-borne diseases has always been an area of interest of the Instituto do Higiene do Medicina Tropical (IHMT). After the eradication of malaria in Portugal, the activity of IHMT in this field of knowledge focused mainly on the study of these diseases in tropical and subtropical regions. However with the (re)emergence of some of these illnesses at global level, including arboviroses such as thos...
Aedes aegypti on Madeira Island (Portugal): genetic variation of a recently int...
Seixas, Goncalo; Salgueiro, Patricia; Silva, Ana Clara; Campos, Melina; Spenassatto, Carine; Reyes-lugo, Matias; Novo, Maria TeresaMade available in DSpace on 2014-09-30T18:18:20Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2013Bitstream added on 2014-10-01T14:04:14Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 S0074-02762013000900003.pdf: 529161 bytes, checksum: 81385c72bbd25c5d11a271d286f7317a (MD5); The increasing population of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes on Madeira Island (Portugal) resulted in the first autochthonous dengue outbreak, which occurred in Oc...