Human movement and environmental barriers shape the emergence of dengue

Understanding how emerging infectious diseases spread within and between countries is essential to contain future pandemics. Spread to new areas requires connectivity between one or more sources and a suitable local environment, but how these two factors interact at different stages of disease emergence remains largely unknown.

Citation:
Harish V, Colón-González FJ, Moreira FRR, ……. Weiss DJ, Bogoch II, et al. Human movement and environmental barriers shape the emergence of dengue. Nat Commun. 2024;15(1):4205.

Keywords:
Dengue fever; Brazil; epidemiology; communicable disease; transmission; virology

Abstract:
Understanding how emerging infectious diseases spread within and between countries is essential to contain future pandemics. Spread to new areas requires connectivity between one or more sources and a suitable local environment, but how these two factors interact at different stages of disease emergence remains largely unknown.