Transmission potential of Zika virus infection in the South Pacific

Transmission potential of Zika virus infection in the South Pacific

Objectives: Zika virus has spread internationally through countries in the South Pacific and Americas. The present study aimed to estimate the basic reproduction number, R0, of Zika virus infection as a measurement of the transmission potential, reanalyzing past epidemic data from the South Pacific....

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Main Authors: Hiroshi Nishiura, Ryo Kinoshita, Kenji Mizumoto, Yohei Yasuda, Kyeongah Nah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-04-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Zika virus
Epidemic
Basic reproduction number
Statistical estimation
Transmissibility
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971216000370

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