Dengue and the risk of urban yellow fever reintroduction in São Paulo State, Brazil

• Main Authors: Massad Eduardo (Author), Burattini Marcelo Nascimento (Author), Coutinho Francisco Antonio Bezerra (Author), Lopez Luiz Fernandes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To propose a mathematical method for the estimation of the Basic Reproduction Number, R0, of urban yellow fever in a dengue-infested area. METHODS: The method is based on the assumption that, as the same vector (Aedes aegypti) causes both infections, all the quantities related to the mosq...