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Basic reproduction number of chikungunya virus transmitted by aedes mosquitoes

Emerging Infectious Diseases (2020) 26(10) 2429-2431
DOI: 10.3201/eid2610.190957
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Abstract

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.

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Haider, N., Vairo, F., Ippolito, G., Zumla, A., & Kock, R. A. (2020). Basic reproduction number of chikungunya virus transmitted by aedes mosquitoes. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 26(10), 2429–2431. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2610.190957

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