Journal article
Zika virus transmission in Angola and the potential for further spread to other African settings
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Background
Cases of Zika virus were recently detected in Luanda, Angola, a major travel hub in Africa. The risk of Zika virus transmission throughout the continent from Angola is evaluated.Methods
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Travel volumes were assessed using monthly passenger-level flight data from Luanda to all locations throughout Africa. Travel data was superimposed onto seasonal environmental suitability maps that predict the potential for subsequent Zika virus t...
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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Funding
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
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+ Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Grant:
OPP1106023, OPP1093011, OPP1132415, OPP1159934, OPP1176062
Fleming Fund
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Journal website
- Volume:
- 111
- Issue:
- 11
- Pages:
- 527–529
- Publication date:
- 2018-01-31
- Acceptance date:
- 2018-01-05
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1878-3503
- ISSN:
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0035-9203
- Pmid:
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29394415
- Source identifiers:
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823400
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:823400
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uuid:425dabba-b893-48d0-80e4-5f8b76983e25
- Local pid:
- pubs:823400
- Deposit date:
- 2018-02-12
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- Copyright holder:
- Kraemer et al
- Copyright date:
- 2018
- Notes:
- © The Author(s) 2018. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
- Licence:
- CC Attribution (CC BY)
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