Climatic variable impact in the dengue epidemiology by mathematical model

• Grant number: 08/05486-0
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: November 01, 2008
• End date: October 31, 2010
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Collective Health - Epidemiology
• Agreement: CNPq - PPSUS
• Principal Investigator: Eduardo Massad
• Grantee: Eduardo Massad
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina (FM). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Dengue is a very serious national problem for Public Health. This project intends to transform an epidemiology model that was previously developed at the Medicine School-FMUSP in a prognostic model including climatic variable. This project aims to understand better the process involving climate in the evolution of the affection, through simulation to improve the combat of the illness in Brazil. This project will be developed in the FMUSP. (AU)