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Dengue in Cape Verde: vector control and vaccination
| 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. |
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| 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 |
| 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. |
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