Anticipating emerging mosquito-borne flaviviruses in the United States: What comes after Zika?

摘要

New mosquito-borne diseases have emerged on multiple occasions over the last several decades, raising fears that there are yet more poorly understood viruses that may emerge in the United States. Here, we provide a data-driven ‘watch list’ of viruses in the Flaviridae family with high potential to emerge in the US, identified using statistical techniques, to enable the public health community to better target surveillance. We suggest public health authorities further incorporate predictive modeling techniques into disease prevention strategies.