Hydroclimatological variability and dengue transmission in Dhaka, Bangladesh: a time-series study

Background: While floods can potentially increase the transmission of dengue, only few studies have reported the association of dengue epidemics with flooding. We estimated the effects of river levels and rainfall on the hospital admissions for dengue fever at 11 major hospitals in Dhaka, Bangladesh...

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Main Authors: Hashizume, M., Dewan, Ashraf, Sunahara, T., Rahman, M., Yamamoto, T.
Format: Journal Article
Published: BioMed Central 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19619