Heat islands and lack of running water promote dengue fever in Delhi

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Heat islands and lack of running water promote dengue fever in Delhi

What if more inclusive urban planning for poor populations was key to fighting dengue fever? This is what researchers from the CNRS, the Institut Pasteur and the Indian Council of Medical Research have demonstrated using a geographical approach applied to the greater city of Delhi (India). Their study is published in the journal PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases on 11 February 2021.

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