Imported and autochthonous cases in the dynamics of dengue epidemics in Brazil Casos importados y autóctonos en la dinámica de epidemias de dengue en Brasil Casos importados e autóctones na dinâmica da epidemia de dengue no Brasil

Imported and autochthonous cases in the dynamics of dengue epidemics in Brazil Casos importados y autóctonos en la dinámica de epidemias de dengue en Brasil Casos importados e autóctones na dinâmica da epidemia de dengue no Brasil

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the basic reproduction number (R0) of dengue fever including both imported and autochthonous cases. METHODS: The study was conducted based on epidemiological data of the 2003 dengue epidemic in Brasília, Brazil. The basic reproduction number is estimated from the epidemic curv...

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Main Authors: Nicolas Degallier, Charly Favier, Jean-Philippe Boulanger, Christophe Menkes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2009-02-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Dengue
Infecciones por Flavivirus
Riesgo
Periodo de Transmisión
Brotes de Enfermedades
Vigilancia Epidemiológica
Infecções por Flavivirus
Risco
Período de Transmissibilidade
Surtos de Doenças
Vigilância Epidemológica
Flavivirus Infections
Risk
Communicable Period
Disease Outbreaks
Epidemiologic Surveillance
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