| the 2012 madeira dengue outbreak: epidemiological determinants and future epidemic potential. | dengue, a vector-borne viral disease of increasing global importance, is classically associated with tropical and sub-tropical regions around the world. urbanisation, globalisation and climate trends, however, are facilitating the geographic spread of its mosquito vectors, thereby increasing the risk of the virus establishing itself in previously unaffected areas and causing large-scale epidemics. on 3 october 2012, two autochthonous dengue infections were reported within the autonomous region o ... | 2014 | 25144749 |