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New system monitors, forecasts outbreak risk of dengue, Zika and other Aedes-borne diseases – News-Medical.Net

Researchers led by Columbia University’s International Research Institute for Climate and Society and the Pan-American Health Organization have developed a system to monitor and forecast the environmental suitability of transmission of Zika, dengue fever, chi…

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Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Aug 4 2020
Researchers led by Columbia University’s International Research Institute for Climate and Society and the Pan-American Health Organization have developed a system to monitor and forecast the environmental suitability of transmission of Zika, dengue fever, chikungunya and other diseases carried by species of Aedes mosquitos in the U.S. and neighboring regions.
Their results show that the forecasting skill of the new system is very good, with ‘hotspot…

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