@article{29726,
  keywords = {Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), Dengue, Climate},
  author = {Akter R and Hu W and Naish S and Banu S and Tong S},
  title = {Joint effects of climate variability and socio-ecological factors on dengue transmission: Epidemiological evidence.},
  abstract = {<p><strong>OBJECTIVE: </strong>To assess the epidemiological evidence on the joint effects of climate variability and socio-ecological factors on dengue transmission.</p>

<p><strong>METHODS: </strong>Following PRISMA guidelines, a detailed literature search was conducted in PubMed, Web of Science and Scopus. Peer-reviewed, freely available and full text articles, considering both climate and socio-ecological factors in relation to dengue, published in English from January 1993 to October 2015 were included in this review.</p>

<p><strong>RESULTS: </strong>20 studies have met the inclusion criteria and assessed the impact of both climatic and socio-ecological factors on dengue dynamics. Among those, four studies have further investigated the relative importance of climate variability and socio-ecological factors on dengue transmission. A few studies also developed predictive models including both climatic and socio-ecological factors.</p>

<p><strong>CONCLUSIONS: </strong>Due to insufficient data, methodological issues, and contextual variability of the studies it is hard to draw conclusion on the joint effects of climate variability and socio-ecological factors on dengue transmission. Future research should take into account socio-ecological factors in combination with climate variables for a better understanding of the complex nature of dengue transmission as well as for improving the predictive capability of dengue forecasting models, to develop effective and reliable early warning systems.</p>
},
  year = {2017},
  journal = {Tropical medicine & international health},
  issn = {1365-3156},
  url = {http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tmi.12868/epdf},
  doi = {10.1111/tmi.12868},
  language = {eng},
}