COPH Research Area
Two and a half billion people around the world are at risk from the mosquito-borne viral disease, dengue. Reducing risk by eliminating the mosquitoes that carry the virus is the only way to prevent disease. For this project we are modeling a novel intervention strategy developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Puerto Rico using ‘field’ data collected at the UA’s Biosphere-2. Modeling this public health intervention its effectiveness can be model compared to other strategies, in other locations, and under alternative climate scenarios.
Start Year
2013
End Year
2018
Researchers
Heidi Brown