Identification of risk factors and mosquito vectors associated with dengue virus infection in American Samoa, 2017
Tyler M. Sharp,
A. John Tufa,
Caitlin J. Cotter
et al.
Abstract:Introduction
The first outbreak of dengue in American Samoa was reported in 1911. Sporadic outbreaks have been reported since, as were outbreaks of other pathogens transmitted by Aedes species mosquitoes including Ross River, chikungunya, and Zika viruses. During an outbreak of dengue virus-type 2 (DENV-2) in 2016–2018, we conducted household-based cluster investigations to identify population-specific risk factors associated with infection and performed entomologic surveillance to determine the relative abund… Show more
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