Response to the commentary on "Pre- and post-COVID-19 pandemic identification of dengue hotspots and exploration of determinants in Quezon City, Philippines".

John Robert Carabeo Medina, Shin'ya Kawamura, Rie Takeuchi, Rolando V Cruz, Johnedel Mendoza, Paul Michael R Hernandez, Fernando B Garcia, Ernesto R Gregorio, Jun Kobayashi

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Article in Tropical medicine and health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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What it found

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

John Robert Carabeo MedinaInstitute of Clinical Epidemiology, National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila, 623 Pedro Gil St, Ermita, 1000, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines. jcmedina1@up.edu.ph.

Shin'ya KawamuraNational Institute of Technology, Matsue College, 14-4 Nishi-Ikumacho, Matsue, Shimane, 690-8518, Japan.

Rie TakeuchiGraduate School of Public Health, International University of Health and Welfare, 4-3, Kodunomori, Narita, Chiba, 286-8686, Japan.

Rolando V CruzQuezon City Epidemiology and Surveillance Division, Quezon City Health Department, Local Government of Quezon City, Quezon City, Philippines.

Johnedel MendozaQuezon City Epidemiology and Surveillance Division, Quezon City Health Department, Local Government of Quezon City, Quezon City, Philippines.

Paul Michael R HernandezDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila, 625 Pedro Gil St, Ermita, 1000, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Fernando B GarciaDepartment of Health Policy and Administration, College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila, 625 Pedro Gil St, Ermita, 1000, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Ernesto R GregorioDepartment of Health Promotion and Education, College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila, 625 Pedro Gil St, Ermita, 1000, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Jun KobayashiDepartment of Global Health, Graduate School of Health Sciences, University of the Ryukyus, 207 Uehara, Nakagami-Gun, Nishihara-Cho, Okinawa, 903-0215, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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PMID41566541

DOI10.1186/s41182-025-00858-7

PMCPMC12822028

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