Epidemic resurgence of dengue fever in Singapore in 2013-2014 : a virological and entomological perspective

• Main Authors: Hapuarachchi, Hapuarachchige Chanditha, Koo, Carmen, Rajarethinam, Jayanthi, Chong, Chee-Seng, Lin, Cui, Yap, Grace, Liu, Lilac, Lai, Yee-Ling, Ooi, Peng Lim, Cutter, Jeffery, Ng, Lee-Ching
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences; Aedes Aegypti; Dengue
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/89294; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/46170
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: Dengue resurged in Singapore during 2013-14, causing an outbreak with unprecedented number of cases in the country. In the present study, we summarise the epidemiological, virological and entomological findings gathered through the dengue surveillance programme and highlight the drivers...