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An Ecological Context Toward Understanding Dengue Disease Dynamics in Urban Cities: A Case Study in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines

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Dengue fever is considered as a rapidly emerging arthropod-borne viral disease all over the world especially in the Philippines. The disease dynamics of dengue is affected by ecological factors, namely, urbanization and climate. This book review discusses the significance and impact of these ecological factors, most notably to its vector. A case study is presented on how these ecological factors currently affect an urban city, Metro Manila, Philippines. This context is very significant in the control of this arboviral disease.

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    Thaddeus M. Carvajal, Lara Fides T. Hernandez, Katherine M. Viacrusis & Kozo Watanabe

  2. Biology Department, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines

    Thaddeus M. Carvajal, Howell T. Ho, Divina M. Amalin & Kozo Watanabe

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Carvajal, T.M., Ho, H.T., Hernandez, L.F.T., Viacrusis, K.M., Amalin, D.M., Watanabe, K. (2019). An Ecological Context Toward Understanding Dengue Disease Dynamics in Urban Cities: A Case Study in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines. In: Watanabe, T., Watanabe, C. (eds) Health in Ecological Perspectives in the Anthropocene. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2526-7_10

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