The current and future global distribution and population at risk of dengue

• Published in: Nature microbiology Vol. 4; no. 9; pp. 1508 - 1515
• Main Authors: Messina, Jane P., Brady, Oliver J., Golding, Nick, Kraemer, Moritz U. G., Wint, G. R. William, Ray, Sarah E., Pigott, David M., Shearer, Freya M., Johnson, Kimberly, Earl, Lucas, Marczak, Laurie B., Shirude, Shreya, Davis Weaver, Nicole, Gilbert, Marius, Velayudhan, Raman, Jones, Peter, Jaenisch, Thomas, Scott, Thomas W., Reiner, Robert C., Hay, Simon I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.09.2019; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 692/699; 692/699/255; Aedes - physiology; Aedes - virology; Animals; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Climate Change; Dengue - transmission; Dengue - virology; Dengue fever; Dengue Virus - physiology; Geography, Medical; Global Health; Humans; Infectious Diseases; Life Sciences; Medical Microbiology; Microbiology; Models, Statistical; Mosquito Vectors; Parasitology; Population; Population studies; Risk Factors; Statistical analysis; Urbanization; Urbanization - trends; Vector-borne diseases; Vectors; Virology

Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral infection that has spread throughout the tropical world over the past 60 years and now affects over half the world’s population. The geographical range of dengue is expected to further expand due to ongoing global phenomena including climate change and urbanization....