Robustness of the reproductive number estimates in vector-borne disease systems.
BACKGROUND:The required efforts, feasibility and predicted success of an intervention strategy against an infectious disease are partially determined by its basic reproduction number, R0. In its simplest form R0 can be understood as the product of the infectious period, the number of infectious cont...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-12-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006999 |