A dengue outbreak on a floating village at Cat Ba Island in Vietnam

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ID15375826
AuthorsThanh Le-Viet (0000-0002-2106-8130, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, corresponding author), Thanh Le Viet, Marc Choisy (0000-0002-5187-6390, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit), Juliet E Bryant (0000-0001-9535-4925, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit), Duoc Vu Trong (National Institute Of Hygiene And Epidemiology), Phạm Quang Thái (0000-0002-3796-6162, National Institute Of Hygiene And Epidemiology), Thai Pham Quang, Peter Horby (0000-0002-9822-1586, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit), Hien Nguyen Tran (National Institute Of Hygiene And Epidemiology), Huong Tran Thi Kieu (Oxford University Clinical Research Unit), Trung Nguyen Vu (Hospital for Tropical Diseases), Kính Nguyen Văn (Hospital for Tropical Diseases), Mai Le Thi Quynh (National Institute Of Hygiene And Epidemiology), Mai Le Quynh, Heiman Wertheim (0000-0002-5003-5565, University of Oxford), Heiman FL Wertheim
Year2015
Volume15
Issue1
Pages940-940
Publication date2015-09-22
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-015-2235-y
PMID26395076
OpenAlexW2163395761
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited29

Our study showed that dengue transmission is unlikely to be sustained on Cat Ba Island and that the 2013 epidemic likely originated through introduction of viruses from the mainland, potentially Hanoi. These findings suggest that prevention efforts should be focused on mainland rather than on the island

Biostatistics · Dengue fever · Environmental health · Outbreak · Pathology · Public health · Socioeconomics · Malaria Research and Control · Medicine · Mosquito-borne diseases and control · Viral Infections and Vectors · Epidemiology · Virology

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