@article{fdi:010035577, title = {{E}arly determination of the reproductive number for vector-borne diseases: the case of dengue in {B}razil}, author = {{F}avier, {C}. and {D}{\'e}gallier, {N}icolas and {R}osa {F}reitas, {M}.{G}. and {B}oulanger, {J}ean-{P}hilippe and {C}osta {L}ima, {J}.{R}. and {L}uitgards {M}oura, {J}.{F}. and {M}enk{\`e}s, {C}hristophe and {M}ondet, {B}ernard and {O}liveira, {C}. and {W}eimann, {E}.{T}.{S}. and {T}souris, {P}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}o evaluate a new method of deriving the reproductive number for vector-borne diseases from the early epidemic curves for vector-borne diseases with incubations in the vectors and in the hosts. {W}e applied the model to several dengue epidemics in different climatic regions of {B}razil: {B}rasilia, {B}elem, {F}ortaleza, {B}oa {V}ista. {T}he new method leads to higher estimates of the reproductive number than previous models. {A}t present, {A}edes aegypti densities, the meeting of more compatible strains of viruses and mosquitoes, may lead to re-emergence of urban yellow fever epidemics.}, keywords = {vector borne diseases ; reproductive number ; dengue ; yellow fever ; {B}razil}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{T}ropical {M}edicine and {I}nternational {H}ealth}, volume = {11}, numero = {3}, pages = {332--340}, ISSN = {1360-2276}, year = {2006}, DOI = {10.1111/j.1365-3156.2006.01560.x}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010035577}, }