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q-bio.PE2016
Some Models for Epidemics of Vector-Transmitted Diseases
Fred Brauer, Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Anuj Mubayi +1
Vector-transmitted diseases such as dengue fever and chikungunya have been spreading rapidly in many parts of the world. The Zika virus has been known since 1947 and invaded South…
q-bio.QM2016
Estimate of the reproduction number of the 2015 Zika virus outbreak in Barranquilla, Colombia, and estimation of the relative role of sexual transmission
Sherry Towers, Fred Brauer, Carlos Castillo-Chavez +3
Background: In 2015, the Zika arbovirus (ZIKV) began circulating in the Americas, rapidly expanding its global geographic range in explosive outbreaks. Unusual among mosquito-borne…