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...
Main Authors: | Nicolas Degallier, Charly Favier, Jean-Philippe Boulanger, Christophe Menkes |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2009-02-01
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Series: | Revista de Saúde Pública |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102009000100001 |
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