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Transmission potential of Zika virus infection in the South Pacific

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Title: Transmission potential of Zika virus infection in the South Pacific
Authors: Nishiura, Hiroshi Browse this author →KAKEN DB
Kinoshita, Ryo Browse this author
Mizumoto, Kenji Browse this author
Yasuda, Yohei Browse this author
Nah, Kyeongah Browse this author
Keywords: Zika virus
Epidemic
Basic reproduction number
Statistical estimation
Transmissibility
Issue Date: Apr-2016
Publisher: Elsevier
Journal Title: International journal of infectious diseases
Volume: 45
Start Page: 95
End Page: 97
Publisher DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.02.017
PMID: 26923081
Abstract: Objectives: Zika virus has spread internationally through countries in the South Pacific and Americas. The present study aimed to estimate the basic reproduction number, R0, of Zika virus infection as a measurement of the transmission potential, reanalyzing past epidemic data from the South Pacific. Methods: Incidence data from two epidemics, one on Yap Island, Federal State of Micronesia in 2007 and the other in French Polynesia in 2013-2014, were reanalyzed. R0 of Zika virus infection was estimated from the early exponential growth rate of these two epidemics. Results: The maximum likelihood estimate (MLE) of R0 for the Yap Island epidemic was in the order of 4.3-5.8 with broad uncertainty bounds due to the small sample size of confirmed and probable cases. The MLE of R0 for French Polynesia based on syndromic data ranged from 1.8 to 2.0 with narrow uncertainty bounds. Conclusions: The transmissibility of Zika virus infection appears to be comparable to those of dengue and chikungunya viruses. Considering that Aedes species are a shared vector, this finding indicates that Zika virus replication within the vector is perhaps comparable to dengue and chikungunya.
Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Type: article
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2115/62280
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