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Amidst an unprecedented outbreak of dengue fever sweeping through South America, Brazil faces significant challenges as cases soar, particularly affecting impoverished communities. With over 1 million reported cases since January 2024, the country grapples with limited vaccine supplies and escalating health emergencies in multiple states.

Building on an earlier project to design a prevalence estimation methodology, we are implementing this methodology in the Philippines. Our data science method rooted in national surveys for estimating the prevalence of TCSEM (the trafficking of children to produce child sexual exploitation materials) will be implemented at two time points to enable shifts in prevalence to be monitored.

Yellow fever virus (YFV) is an arbovirus transmitted to humans from mosquitoes and can lead to severe disease and death. Recent sporadic outbreaks coupled with low vaccination coverage in Brazil have highlighted the importance of mosquito surveillance for preventing future outbreaks and potential virus spillover into dense urban areas.