Transmission potential of Zika virus infection in the South Pacific

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 45, Issue , 2016, Pages 95-97

  Nishiura, Hiroshi ^a,b,c   Kinoshita, Ryo ^a,b,c   Mizumoto, Kenji ^a,c,d   Yasuda, Yohei ^a   Nah, Kyeongah ^a,b,c  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Basic reproduction number; Epidemic; Statistical estimation; Transmissibility; Zika virus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBER; EPIDEMIC; FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA; FLAVIVIRUS INFECTION; FRENCH POLYNESIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER; PACIFIC ISLANDS; SAMPLE SIZE; UNCERTAINTY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; YAP ISLAND; ZIKA VIRUS INFECTION; ANIMAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; POLYNESIA; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRANSMISSION; ZIKA FEVER;

ANIMALS; BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBER; EPIDEMICS; INCIDENCE; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MICRONESIA; POLYNESIA; ZIKA VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 84961187335     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.02.017     Document Type: Article

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