The burden of dengue is large and growing. More than half of the global population lives in
areas with risk of dengue transmission. Uncertainty in burden estimates, however …

Background Over the last 30 years, extensive dengue epidemics have occurred in Brazil,
characterized by emergences and re-emergences of different serotypes, a change in the …

Brazil has experienced an unprecedented epidemic of Zika virus (ZIKV), with~ 30,000 cases
reported to date. ZIKV was first detected in Brazil in May 2015, and cases of microcephaly …

Antibodies to Zika virus (ZIKV) can be protective. To examine the antibody response in
individuals who develop high titers of anti-ZIKV antibodies, we screened cohorts in Brazil …

Background Since its first detection in the Caribbean in late 2013, chikungunya virus
(CHIKV) has affected 51 countries in the Americas. The CHIKV epidemic in the Americas …

Dengue is hyperendemic in Brazil, with outbreaks affecting all regions. Previous studies
identified geographical barriers to dengue transmission in Brazil, beyond which certain …

Global concern regarding mosquito-borne disease emergence and re-emergence has
driven the development of citizen science mosquito surveillance initiatives. Although these …

The Zika virus has emerged as a global public health concern. Its rapid geographic
expansion is attributed to the success of Aedes mosquito vectors, but local epidemiological …

Background Dengue fever is an arthropod-borne viral disease caused by dengue virus
(DENV) and transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. The Northeast region of Brazil is …

Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) infect over one billion people and are responsible for over
one million deaths each year, globally. Chikungunya (CHIK) and Dengue Fever (DENF) are …