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Dengue in Cape Verde: vector control and vaccination

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Summary:In 2009, for the rst time in Cape Verde, an outbreak of dengue was reported and over twenty thousand people were infected. Only a few prophylactic measures were taken. The e ects of vector control on disease spreading, such as insecticide (larvicide and adulticide) and mechanical control, as well as an hypothetical vaccine, are estimated through simulations with the Cape Verde data.
Main Authors:Rodrigues, Helena Sofia
Other Authors:Monteiro, M. Teresa T.; Torres, Delfim F. M.
Subject:Dengue Cape Verde Vaccine Insecticide Mechanical control Basic reproduction number
Year:2013
Country:Portugal
Document type:article
Access type:open access
Associated institution:Universidade do Minho
Language:English
Origin:RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
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Summary:In 2009, for the rst time in Cape Verde, an outbreak of dengue was reported and over twenty thousand people were infected. Only a few prophylactic measures were taken. The e ects of vector control on disease spreading, such as insecticide (larvicide and adulticide) and mechanical control, as well as an hypothetical vaccine, are estimated through simulations with the Cape Verde data.