New paper out on the dynamics of dengue before and after the emergence of Zika virus (ZIKV) in Brazil. Previous work found that temporary cross-protection induced by ZIKV during the 2015-16 outbreak can explain the low levels of dengue circulation in 2017-18.
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Here we further investigate dengue epidemiology after it resurged in 2019, and show that some form of disease enhancement is required to explain age patterns in dengue incidence data. Check the full manuscript: nature.com/articles/s4146…
Shout-out to my stellar collaborators @Mittenavoig, Mario Recker, @lalcan40, Maricelia Maia de Lima, Erenilde Marques de Cerqueira, @SunetraGupta & @LourencoJML