Basic Reproduction Number of Chikungunya Virus Transmitted by Aedes Mosquitoes.

Basic Reproduction Number of Chikungunya Virus Transmitted by Aedes Mosquitoes.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Oct;26(10):2429-2431
Authors: Haider N, Vairo F, Ippolito G, Zumla A, Kock RA
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.
PMID: 32946722 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - September 22, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Haider N, Vairo F, Ippolito G, Zumla A, Kock RA Tags: Emerg Infect Dis Source Type: research