Dengue in New Caledonia: Knowledge and Gaps

Autor: Catherine Inizan, Arnaud Tarantola, Olivia O’Connor, Morgan Mangeas, Nicolas Pocquet, Carole Forfait, Elodie Descloux, Ann-Claire Gourinat, Anne Pfannstiel, Elise Klement-Frutos, Christophe Menkes, Myrielle Dupont-Rouzeyrol
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Vol 4, Iss 2, p 95 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2414-6366
DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed4020095
Popis: Arboviruses are viruses transmitted to humans by the bite of infected mosquito vectors. Over the last decade, arbovirus circulation has increasingly been detected in New Caledonia (NC), a French island territory located in the subtropical Pacific region. Reliable epidemiological, entomological, virological and climate data have been collected in NC over the last decade. Here, we describe these data and how they inform arboviruses’ epidemiological profile. We pinpoint areas which remain to be investigated to fully understand the peculiar epidemiological profile of arbovirus circulation in NC. Further, we discuss the advantages of conducting studies on arboviruses dynamics in NC. Overall, we show that conclusions drawn from observations conducted in NC may inform epidemiological risk assessments elsewhere and may be vital to guide surveillance and response, both in New Caledonia and beyond.
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