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Epidemiology: Making high-res Zika maps

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Accurate estimates of disease burden are possible by building high-resolution geographical models. However, novel pathogens such as Zika virus pose substantial challenges, requiring both new analytical techniques and, where possible, serological surveys.

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Figure 1: Strong seasonality may split first waves of Zika virus infection into multiple epidemics.

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Riley, S. Epidemiology: Making high-res Zika maps. Nat Microbiol 1, 16157 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.157

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