%0 Journal Article
%T Vectorial capacity, basic reproduction number, force of infection and all that: formal notation to complete and adjust their classical concepts and equations
%A Massad
%A Eduardo
%A Coutinho
%A Francisco Antonio Bezerra
%J Mem¨®rias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
%D 2012
%I Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Minist¨¦rio da Sa¨²de
%R 10.1590/S0074-02762012000400022
%X a dimensional analysis of the classical equations related to the dynamics of vector-borne infections is presented. it is provided a formal notation to complete the expressions for the ross' threshold theorem, the macdonald's basic reproduction "rate" and sporozoite "rate", garret-jones' vectorial capacity and dietz-molineaux-thomas' force of infection. the analysis was intended to provide a formal notation that complete the classical equations proposed by these authors.
%K vector-borne infections
%K basic reproduction rate
%K sporozoite rate
%K vectorial capacity
%K force of infection
%K dimensional analysis.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0074-02762012000400022&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en