Basic reproduction number of chikungunya virus transmitted by aedes mosquitoes

Najmul Haider; Francesco Vairo; Giuseppe Ippolito; Alimuddin Zumla; Richard A. Kock

doi:10.3201/eid2610.190957

Basic reproduction number of chikungunya virus transmitted by aedes mosquitoes

Najmul Haider, Francesco Vairo, Giuseppe Ippolito, Alimuddin Zumla, Richard A. Kock

Istituto Nazionale per le Malattie Infettive Lazzaro Spallanzani

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We estimated the weighted mean basic reproduction number (R₀) of chikungunya virus based on outbreak size. R₀ was 3.4 (95% CI 2.4-4.2) and varied for 2 primary chikungunya mosquito vectors: 4.1 (95% CI 1.5-6.6) for Aedes aegypti and 2.8 (95% CI 1.8-3.8) for Ae. albopictus.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2429-2431
Number of pages	3
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	26
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2610.190957
Publication status	Published - Oct 2020

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Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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