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Tran Minh Quan
Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft
* E-mail: [email protected]
Affiliation: Mathematical Modelling Department, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Wellcome Trust Major Overseas Programme, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3337-161X
Huynh Thi Phuong
Roles Data curation, Resources
Affiliation: Mathematical Modelling Department, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Wellcome Trust Major Overseas Programme, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Nguyen Ha Thao Vy
Roles Data curation, Resources
Affiliation: Mathematical Modelling Department, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Wellcome Trust Major Overseas Programme, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Nguyen Thi Le Thanh
Roles Investigation
Affiliation: Mathematical Modelling Department, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Wellcome Trust Major Overseas Programme, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Nguyen Thi Nam Lien
Roles Investigation
Affiliation: Microbiology Department, Hue Central Hospital, Hue, Thua Thien Hue province, Vietnam
Tran Thi Kim Hong
Roles Investigation
Affiliation: Laboratory Department, Dak Lak General Hospital, Buon Ma Thuot, Vietnam
Pham Ngoc Dung
Roles Investigation
Affiliation: Laboratory Department, An Giang General Hospital, An Giang province, Vietnam
Nguyen Van Vinh Chau
Roles Investigation
Affiliation: Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Maciej F. Boni
Roles Funding acquisition, Writing - review & editing
Affiliations Mathematical Modelling Department, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Wellcome Trust Major Overseas Programme, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Hannah E. Clapham
Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Writing - review & editing
Affiliations Mathematical Modelling Department, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Wellcome Trust Major Overseas Programme, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United KingdomAbstract
Background
Arbovirus infections are a serious concern in tropical countries due to their high levels of transmission and morbidity. With the outbreaks of chikungunya (CHIKV) in surrounding regions in recent years and the fact that the environment in Vietnam is suitable for the vectors of CHIKV, the possibility of transmission of CHIKV in Vietnam is of great interest. However, information about CHIKV activity in Vietnam remains limited.
Methodology
In order...