EMD Seminar Series: Albert Ko - "Multi-level interventions to dengue and emerging arboviral threats: Will they be a public health success?”

Rapid urbanization, climate variability and expanding vector habits are driving unprecedented increases in the global burden of dengue and other arboviral diseases as evidenced by the 2024 epidemic in the Americas. New approaches to prevention, such as vaccines and Wolbachia-based vector control, have been shown to be efficacious in trials. However, translating these interventions into a public health success will depend on their implementation at scale and ability to address potential threats to their real-world effectiveness. This talk will examine recent advances and challenges while implementing these interventions in Brazil and will argue that control of dengue and arboviral diseases hinges not on a single solution, but on the use of multilevel interventions that bridge science, policy and community engagement.

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