Spatial Evaluation and Modeling of Dengue Seroprevalence and Vector Density in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Figure 2
Map of Rio de Janeiro showing the location of the three study sites.
Tubiacanga (1) is a suburban mostly a residential neighborhood, located in an island, in the Guanabara Bay. Access is limited to a single main route. Higienópolis (2) is an urban neighborhood densely populated, totally urbanized: paved streets, with adequate water supply and garbage collection services. However it is surrounded by some of the largest slums of the city. Palmares (3) is a recently settled slum between a rain forest mountainous range and a polluted river, with just one road access.