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Examine how rapid urbanization, globalization, and insufficient mosquito control interact to fuel the global resurgence and geographic expansion of epidemic dengue.

January 1, 2011Tropical Medicine and HealthOpen Access

Dengue, Urbanization and Globalization: The Unholy Trinity of the 21st Century

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DGDuane J. GublerUniversité Claude Bernard Lyon 1

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Narrative review reveals that urbanization and global travel drive surging dengue epidemics across tropical populations, highlighting an urgent need for effective mosquito vector control.

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Examine how rapid urbanization, globalization, and insufficient mosquito control interact to fuel the global resurgence and geographic expansion of epidemic dengue.
Synthesized 40-year epidemiological trends and global disease patterns across at-risk tropical populations.
Evaluated the transmission dynamics of the human-Aedes aegypti-human cycle alongside modern international air travel patterns and vector intervention strategies.
Identified unplanned urban growth, global passenger aviation, and inadequate vector control as the three decisive drivers exposing over 50% of the world's population to dengue risk.
Established that crowded tropical cities act as ideal viral reservoirs that continually export epidemic strains to non-endemic regions via international transit hubs.

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Duane J. Gubler (2011) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d6a2cc8dca315383ed879b https://doi.org/10.2149/tmh.2011-s05

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Narrative review reveals that urbanization and global travel drive surging dengue epidemics across tropical populations, highlighting an urgent need for effective mosquito vector control.

Dengue, Urbanization and Globalization: The Unholy Trinity of the 21st Century

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