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... figures show that in 2010 there was a substantial increase in incidence at all altitudes, but perhaps more surprisingly, that there was a considerable expansion of the disease to municipalities at altitudes above 1500m (Colombia is divided into 1123 Municipalities, which belong to 32 Departments), which in prior years were rel- atively unaffected 5 . The geographical variation in severe Dengue incidence is illustrated in Figure 6. This figure presents the severe Dengue incidence rates in 2010, colour coded according to the 2008 incidence, a pre-outbreak year. ...
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