Assessing the relationship between vector indices and dengue transmission: a systematic review of the evidence.

• Published in: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Leigh R Bowman, Silvia Runge-Ranzinger, P J McCall
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Prisma
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002848; https://doaj.org/article/ae1c7c019e684b569184fc17adb85396

BACKGROUND:Despite doubts about methods used and the association between vector density and dengue transmission, routine sampling of mosquito vector populations is common in dengue-endemic countries worldwide. This study examined the evidence from published studies for the existence of any quantitat...