Risk areas for August (IMAGE)

Umea University

Risk areas for August

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Risk areas for August. Reproductive number (R0) explains the estimated epidemic growth rate of Zika. At levels below 1 epidemics die out. At higher values the epidemic grows exponentially.

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<i>EBioMedicine</i>

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