An economic evaluation of Wolbachia deployments for dengue control in Vietnam.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Hugo C Turner, Duong Le Quyen, Reynold Dias, Phan Thi Huong, Cameron P Simmons, Katherine L Anders
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Daly; Climate change
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011356; https://doaj.org/article/52f3b1dd33de44b1bc476cdf7d7305a0

Introduction Dengue is a major public health challenge and a growing problem due to climate change. The release of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes infected with the intracellular bacterium Wolbachia is a novel form of vector control against dengue. However, there remains a need to evaluate the benefits of...