Table 1 Summary table for estimated model parameters by fitting 2014 Guangdong cities weekly confirmed dengue data to the Richards model.

From: Spatial and Temporal Characteristics of 2014 Dengue Outbreak in Guangdong, China

City

Time interval

Growth rate r (95% CI)

Case number K (95% CI)

Turning point (week)

Guangzhou

W33~W44

0.56

(0.51, 0.61)

36,342

(35,753, 36,932)

40

Foshan

W25~W50

0.86

(0.73, 0.98)

3550

(3,529, 3,571)

40

Zhongshan

W27~W46

0.69

(0.62, 0.76)

673

(666, 679)

40

Jiangmen

W34~W48

0.94

(0.47, 1.41)

590

(577, 604)

40

Zhuhai

W36~W53

0.94

(0.61, 1.26)

508

(502, 513)

41 (40.06)

Shenzhen

W36~W44

1.39

(0.72, 2.06)

385

(367, 403)

41

Qingyuan

W33~W53

1.29

(0.57, 2.02)

297

(293, 301)

41

Dongguan

W36~W44

1.22

(0.90, 1.55)

267

(262, 273)

40

Zhaoqing

W37~W46

2.38

(1.96, 2.80)

275

(274, 276)

41 (40.04)

Chaozhou

W38~W53

1.00

(0.34, 1.65)

137

(134, 140)

42

Maoming

W37~W48

0.72

(0.40, 1.03)

91

(88, 94)

42

Guangdong

W23~W53

0.63

(0.58, 0.68)

44,984

(44,812, 45,157)

40