An overview of emerging mosquito borne diseases, globalization ...
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Basic reproductive rate R 0<br />
MacDonald, 1957<br />
R0 0 = (ma (m 2 Pn / -ln ln P) b c 1/r<br />
If R0 >1, will be more cases after the first one<br />
m Vector density to humans<br />
a Proportion <strong>of</strong> vectors feeding in humans (bites per human,<br />
<strong>mosquito</strong>, day)<br />
b Efficiency <strong>of</strong> transmission from an infected <strong>mosquito</strong> to a human<br />
c Efficiency <strong>of</strong> transmission from an infected human to a <strong>mosquito</strong><br />
P daily survival rate <strong>of</strong> the vector<br />
n Extrinsic period <strong>of</strong> incubation <strong>of</strong> the virus (EIP) in days<br />
1/r Human infectious period (in days)