2016
Evaluating the effectiveness of localized control strategies to curtail chikungunya
Ndeffo-Mbah ML, Durham DP, Skrip LA, Nsoesie EO, Brownstein JS, Fish D, Galvani AP. Evaluating the effectiveness of localized control strategies to curtail chikungunya. Scientific Reports 2016, 6: 23997. PMID: 27045523, PMCID: PMC4820747, DOI: 10.1038/srep23997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute febrile phaseChronic joint painRe-emerging arbovirusOutbreak of chikungunyaJoint painFebrile phaseSymptomatic casesChikungunya casesChikungunya outbreakTropical diseasesDiseaseAlbopictus mosquitoesDisease surveillanceChikungunyaTransmission dynamicsPrimary measureVector control effortsAedes aegyptiMosquito movementContainment strategiesOutbreakSubsequent spreadVector controlMosquitoesPain
2015
Spatial and Temporal Clustering of Chikungunya Virus Transmission in Dominica
Nsoesie EO, Ricketts RP, Brown HE, Fish D, Durham DP, Mbah M, Christian T, Ahmed S, Marcellin C, Shelly E, Owers K, Wenzel N, Galvani AP, Brownstein JS. Spatial and Temporal Clustering of Chikungunya Virus Transmission in Dominica. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2015, 9: e0003977. PMID: 26274813, PMCID: PMC4537218, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003977.Peer-Reviewed Original Research