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ArticlePLoS neglected tropical diseases2022

Estimating chikungunya virus transmission parameters and vector control effectiveness highlights key factors to mitigate arboviral disease outbreaks.

Frédéric Jourdain, Henriette de Valk, Harold Noël, Marie-Claire Paty, Grégory L'Ambert, Florian Franke, Damien Mouly, Jean-Claude Desenclos, Benjamin Roche

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Article in PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Frédéric JourdainSanté publique France (French National Public Health Agency), Saint-Maurice, France.ORCID 0000-0001-6485-8952
Henriette de ValkSanté publique France (French National Public Health Agency), Saint-Maurice, France.ORCID 0000-0002-5928-7689
Harold NoëlSanté publique France (French National Public Health Agency), Saint-Maurice, France.ORCID 0000-0003-3011-9267
Marie-Claire PatySanté publique France (French National Public Health Agency), Saint-Maurice, France.ORCID 0000-0002-4640-2617
Grégory L'AmbertEntente interdépartementale pour la démoustication du littoral méditerranéen (EID Méditerranée), Montpellier, France.
Florian FrankeSanté publique France (French National Public Health Agency), regional office Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur-Corse, Marseille, France.
Damien MoulySanté publique France (French National Public Health Agency), regional office Occitanie, Toulouse, France.
Jean-Claude DesenclosSanté publique France (French National Public Health Agency), Saint-Maurice, France.ORCID 0000-0003-0892-8252
Benjamin RocheMIVEGEC, Université de Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundViruses transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes have greatly expanded their geographic range in recent decades. They are considered emerging public health threats throughout the world, including Europe. Therefore, public health authorities must be prepared by quantifying the potential magnitude of virus transmission and the effectiveness of interventions. METHODOLOGY: We developed a mathematical model with a vector-host structure for chikungunya virus transmission and estimated model parameters from epidemiological data of the two main autochthonous chikungunya virus transmission events that occurred in Southern France, in Montpellier (2014) and in Le Cannet-des-Maures (2017). We then performed simulations of the model using these estimates to forecast the magnitude of the foci of transmission as a function of the response delay and the moment of virus introduction.

conclusionsThe results of the different simulations underline the relative importance of each variable and can be useful to stakeholders when designing context-based intervention strategies. The findings emphasize the importance of, and advocate for early detection of imported cases and timely biological confirmation of autochthonous cases to ensure timely vector control measures, supporting the implementation and the maintenance of sustainable surveillance systems.

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AedesArbovirus InfectionsChikungunya FeverChikungunya virusAnimalsDisease OutbreaksMosquito Vectors

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PMCPMC8896662

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