Estimate of the reproduction number of the 2015 Zika virus outbreak in Barranquilla, Colombia, and estimation of the relative role of sexual transmission

Estimate of the reproduction number of the 2015 Zika virus outbreak in Barranquilla, Colombia, and estimation of the relative role of sexual transmission

Highlights • Mathematical modeling analysis of ZIKV epidemic data from Barranquilla, Colombia. • We estimate the reproduction number, R0, of the outbreak. • This is among the first estimates of the R0 of a ZIKV outbreak in the Americas. • The percentage of cases due to sex transmission was below 47%...

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Veröffentlicht in:Epidemics 2016-12, Vol.17, p.50-55
Hauptverfasser: Towers, Sherry, Brauer, Fred, Castillo-Chavez, Carlos, Falconar, Andrew K.I, Mubayi, Anuj, Romero-Vivas, Claudia M.E
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Sprache:eng
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Animals
Arboviruses
Basic Reproduction Number
Colombia - epidemiology
Disease Outbreaks
Humans
Infectious Disease
Internal Medicine
Mathematical model
Sexually transmitted infections
Zika Virus
Zika Virus Infection - epidemiology
Zika Virus Infection - transmission
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • Mathematical modeling analysis of ZIKV epidemic data from Barranquilla, Colombia. • We estimate the reproduction number, R0, of the outbreak. • This is among the first estimates of the R0 of a ZIKV outbreak in the Americas. • The percentage of cases due to sex transmission was below 47%, 95% CI.
ISSN:1755-4365
1878-0067
DOI:10.1016/j.epidem.2016.10.003