Integrated rapid risk assessment for dengue fever in settings with limited diagnostic capacity and uncertain exposure: Development of a methodological framework for Tanzania
The framework can be used to rapidly determine the public health risk of dengue outbreaks, which is useful for planning and prioritizing interventions or for epidemic preparedness. It further allows for flexibility in its adaptation to target diseases and geographical contexts.
Authors
- Jonathan Ströbele
- Juliane Boenecke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6327-8152)
- Mirko Himmel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7872-8016)
- Katharina Sophia Kreppel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7743-6919)
- Ralf Reintjes
- Heiko Becher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8808-6667)
- Thomas Clemen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8200-5141)
- Ulfia Annette Clemen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4425-7241)
- Ummul-khair Mustafa
- Johanna Brinkel
- Elingarami Sauli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3671-5708)
- Wolfgang R. Streit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7617-7396)
- Jürgen May (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7831-8420)
- Matthias Hans Belau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2141-2162)
- Abdurrahman El-Fulaty Ahmad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1941-8346)
- Daria Dretvić
Institutions
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
- Hamburg Institut (Germany) (DE)
- HAW Hamburg (DE)
- Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde (BE)
- Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (DE)
- Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (TZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2025-03-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012946
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88
Funders
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung