@article{fdi:010073975,
  title = {{S}coping review on vector-borne diseases in urban areas : transmission dynamics, vectorial capacity and co-infection},
  author = {{E}der, {M}. and {C}ortes, {F}. and {F}ilha, {N}. {T}. {D}. and de {F}ranca, {G}. {V}. {A}. and {D}egroote, {S}. and {B}raga, {C}. and {R}idde, {V}al{\'e}ry and {M}artelli, {C}. {M}. {T}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground: {T}ransmission dynamics, vectorial capacity, and co-infections have substantial impacts on vector-borne diseases ({VBD}s) affecting urban and suburban populations. {R}eviewing key factors can provide insight into priority research areas and offer suggestions for potential interventions. {M}ain body: {T}hrough a scoping review, we identify knowledge gaps on transmission dynamics, vectorial capacity, and co-infections regarding {VBD}s in urban areas. {P}eer-reviewed and grey literature published between 2000 and 2016 was searched. {W}e screened abstracts and full texts to select studies. {U}sing an extraction grid, we retrieved general data, results, lessons learned and recommendations, future research avenues, and practice implications. {W}e classified studies by {VBD} and country/continent and identified relevant knowledge gaps. {O}f 773 articles selected for full-text screening, 50 were included in the review: 23 based on research in the {A}mericas, 15 in {A}sia, 10 in {A}frica, and one each in {E}urope and {A}ustralia. {T}he largest body of evidence concerning {VBD} epidemiology in urban areas concerned dengue and malaria. {O}ther arboviruses covered included chikungunya and {W}est {N}ile virus, other parasitic diseases such as leishmaniasis and trypanosomiasis, and bacterial rickettsiosis and plague. {M}ost articles retrieved in our review combined transmission dynamics and vectorial capacity; only two combined transmission dynamics and co-infection. {T}he review identified significant knowledge gaps on the role of asymptomatic individuals, the effects of co-infection and other host factors, and the impacts of climatic, environmental, and socioeconomic factors on {VBD} transmission in urban areas. {L}imitations included the trade-off from narrowing the search strategy (missing out on classical modelling studies), a lack of studies on co-infections, most studies being only descriptive, and few offering concrete public health recommendations. {M}ore research is needed on transmission risk in homes and workplaces, given increasingly dynamic and mobile populations. {T}he lack of studies on co-infection hampers monitoring of infections transmitted by the same vector. {C}onclusions: {S}trengthening {VBD} surveillance and control, particularly in asymptomatic cases and mobile populations, as well as using early warning tools to predict increasing transmission, were key strategies identified for public health policy and practice.},
  keywords = {{A}rboviruses ; {D}isease vectors ; {C}oinfection ; {U}rban population ; {E}pidemiology ; {R}eview},
  booktitle = {{U}rban health and prevention and control of vector-borne diseases},
  journal = {{I}nfectious {D}iseases of {P}overty},
  volume = {7},
  numero = {},
  pages = {art. 90 [24 ]},
  ISSN = {2095-5162},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1186/s40249-018-0475-7},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010073975},
}