The Epidemiology and Transmissibility of Zika Virus in Girardot and San Andres Island, Colombia
Diana Patricia Rojas, Natalie E. Dean, Yang Yang, Eben Kenah, Juliana Quintero, Simon Tomasi, Erika L. Ramirez, Yendy Kelly, Carolina Castro, Gabriel Carrasquilla, M. Elizabeth Halloran, Ira M. Longini
This study estimates the basic reproductive number (R0) and attack rates of Zika virus outbreaks in San Andres and Girardot, Colombia, finding higher transmission in Girardot and significant gender disparities in case detection.
bioRxiv · Apr 24, 2016Epidemiology