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. 2009 Aug;137(8):1179-87.
doi: 10.1017/S0950268809002052. Epub 2009 Feb 4.

Assessing the effects of temperature on dengue transmission

H M Yang  1 , M L G Macoris, K C Galvani, M T M Andrighetti, D M V Wanderley
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Assessing the effects of temperature on dengue transmission

H M Yang et al. Epidemiol Infect. 2009 Aug.

Abstract

The incidence of dengue infection, a vector-borne disease transmitted by the mosquito Aedes aegypti, shows clear dependence on seasonal variation. Based on the quantification method that furnishes the size of the A. aegypti population in terms of the estimated entomological parameters for different temperatures, we assessed the risk of dengue outbreaks. The persistence and severity of epidemics can be assessed by the basic reproduction number R(0), which varies with temperature. The expression for R(0) obtained from 'true' and 'pseudo' mass action laws for dengue infection is discussed.

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