Article
Geographic expansion of dengue: the impact of international travel.
The Medical clinics of North America - 1 Nov 2008
Wilder-Smith Annelies, Gubler Duane J
Abstract excerpt
Dengue has emerged as an international public health problem. Reasons for the resurgence of dengue in the tropics and subtropics are complex and include unprecedented urbanization with substandard living conditions, lack of vector control, virus evolution, and international travel. Of all these factors, urbanization has probably had the most impact on the amplification of dengue within a given country, and travel...
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