2024
North–south pathways, emerging variants, and high climate suitability characterize the recent spread of dengue virus serotypes 2 and 3 in the Dominican Republic
Miguel I, Feliz E, Agramonte R, Martinez P, Vergara C, Imbert Y, De la Cruz L, de Castro N, Cedano O, De la Paz Y, Fonseca V, Santiago G, Muñoz-Jordán J, Peguero A, Paulino-Ramírez R, Grubaugh N, de Filippis A, Alcantara L, Rico J, Lourenço J, Franco L, Giovanetti M. North–south pathways, emerging variants, and high climate suitability characterize the recent spread of dengue virus serotypes 2 and 3 in the Dominican Republic. BMC Infectious Diseases 2024, 24: 751. PMID: 39075335, PMCID: PMC11288047, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-024-09658-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome sequenceCombination of genome sequencingTrace transmission pathwaysDengue virusHistorical climatic patternsHigh climatic suitabilityCo-circulationDengue virus serotype 2Transmission pathwaysPhylogenetic analysisVirus transmission pathwaysBiodiversity hotspotHistorical climate dataVirus lineagesDominican RepublicImpacts of climate changeLineagesClimatic suitabilityClimate dataRising temperaturePathwaySerotype 2Subtropical regionsTransmission dynamicsImpact of climatic factors
2019
Arbovirus coinfection and co-transmission: A neglected public health concern?
Vogels CBF, Rückert C, Cavany SM, Perkins TA, Ebel GD, Grubaugh ND. Arbovirus coinfection and co-transmission: A neglected public health concern? PLOS Biology 2019, 17: e3000130. PMID: 30668574, PMCID: PMC6358106, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImpact of coinfectionPublic health concernPublic healthEpidemiological synergyVirus coinfectionAedes aegypti mosquitoesClinical diseaseSuch coinfectionsZika virusCoinfectionOutbreaks of virusesHealth concernAegypti mosquitoesMultiple virusesTransmission dynamicsVirusHealthHumansMosquitoesDiseaseDengue