Estimating the effect of the wMel release programme on the incidence of dengue and chikungunya in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: a spatiotemporal modelling study | World Mosquito Program

Gabriel R. dos Santos et al. 2022. Lancet Infectious Diseases

A spatiotemporal analysis showing that wMel deployments significantly reduced dengue and chikungunya incidence in Rio de Janeiro, even with intermediate levels of wMel within two years of release.

Estimating the effect of the wMel release programme on the incidence of dengue and chikungunya in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: a spatiotemporal modelling study
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