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Man O, Kraay A, Thomas R, Trostle J, Lee GO, Robbins C, Morrison AC, Coloma J, Eisenberg JNS. Characterizing dengue transmission in rural areas: A systematic review. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2023; 17:e0011333. [PMID: 37289678 PMCID: PMC10249895 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Dengue has historically been considered an urban disease associated with dense human populations and the built environment. Recently, studies suggest increasing dengue virus (DENV) transmission in rural populations. It is unclear whether these reports reflect recent spread into rural areas or ongoing transmission that was previously unnoticed, and what mechanisms are driving this rural transmission. We conducted a systematic review to synthesize research on dengue in rural areas and apply this knowledge to summarize aspects of rurality used in current epidemiological studies of DENV transmission given changing and mixed environments. We described how authors defined rurality and how they defined mechanisms for rural dengue transmission. We systematically searched PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase for articles evaluating dengue prevalence or cumulative incidence in rural areas. A total of 106 articles published between 1958 and 2021 met our inclusion criteria. Overall, 56% (n = 22) of the 48 estimates that compared urban and rural settings reported rural dengue incidence as being as high or higher than in urban locations. In some rural areas, the force of infection appears to be increasing over time, as measured by increasing seroprevalence in children and thus likely decreasing age of first infection, suggesting that rural dengue transmission may be a relatively recent phenomenon. Authors characterized rural locations by many different factors, including population density and size, environmental and land use characteristics, and by comparing their context to urban areas. Hypothesized mechanisms for rural dengue transmission included travel, population size, urban infrastructure, vector and environmental factors, among other mechanisms. Strengthening our understanding of the relationship between rurality and dengue will require a more nuanced definition of rurality from the perspective of DENV transmission. Future studies should focus on characterizing details of study locations based on their environmental features, exposure histories, and movement dynamics to identify characteristics that may influence dengue transmission.
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Affiliation(s)
- Olivia Man
- Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
- Institution for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Anthropology, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Rutgers Global Health Institute, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
- Rutgers Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
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- Department of Anthropology, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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Flichman DM, Pereson MJ, Baré P, Espindola SL, Carballo GM, Albrecht A, Agote F, Alter A, Bartoli S, Blanco S, Blejer J, Borda M, Bouzon N, Carrizo LH, Etcheverry L, Fernandez R, Reyes MIF, Gallego S, Hahn R, Luna SG, Marranzino G, Romanazzi JS, Rossi A, Troffe A, Lin CC, Martínez AP, García G, DI Lello FA. Epidemiology of Dengue in Argentina: Antibodies seroprevalence in blood donors and circulating serotypes. J Clin Virol 2022; 147:105078. [PMID: 34999567 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2022.105078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Diego M Flichman
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas en Retrovirus y Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida (INBIRS)-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Instituto de Investigaciones en Bacteriología y Virología Molecular (IBaViM), Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Instituto de Medicina Experimental (IMEX), Academia Nacional de Medicina, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Laboratorio GIGA, Instituto de Biología Subtropical (IBS), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Químicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Misiones (UNaM), Misiones, Argentina
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- Laboratorio Mega Rafaela, Departamento de Enfermedades Transmisibles por Transfusión, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Banco Central de Sangre "Dr. César Guerra", Tucumán (PRIS-SI.PRO.SA), Argentina
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- Fundación Hemocentro Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro regional de Hemoterapia Jujuy, San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina; Fundación Banco Central de Sangre, Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Fundación Hemocentro Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Servicio de Hemoterapia, Instituto de Cardiología de Corrientes "Juana F. Cabral", Corrientes, Argentina
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- Banco de Sangre Bouzon, Santiago del Estero, Argentina
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- Fundación Banco Central de Sangre, Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Programa Provincial de Hemoterapia de Entre Ríos, Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina
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- Fundación Hemocentro Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Detección de Infecciones Transmisibles por Transfusión del Centro Regional de Hemoterapia, Salta, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina; Fundación Banco Central de Sangre, Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Banco de Sangre, Tejidos y Biológicos de la Provincia de Misiones, Misiones, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Detección de Infecciones Transmisibles por Transfusión del Centro Regional de Hemoterapia, Salta, Argentina
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- Banco Central de Sangre "Dr. César Guerra", Tucumán (PRIS-SI.PRO.SA), Argentina
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- Servicio Hemoterapia, Hospital Delicia C. Masvernat, Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina
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- Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos "San Felipe", San Nicolás, Argentina
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- Institute of Preventive Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei City, Taiwan (Province of China)
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- Sección Virología, Centro de Educación Médica e Investigaciones Clínicas Norberto Quirno "CEMIC", Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Bacteriología y Virología Molecular (IBaViM), Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Instituto de Investigaciones en Bacteriología y Virología Molecular (IBaViM), Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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