Table 2 Summary table for estimated model parameters by fitting 2014 Guangzhou districts weekly confirmed dengue data to the Richards model.

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

District

Time interval

Growth rate r (95% CI)

Case number K (95% CI)

Turning point (week)

Yuexiu

W25~W53

0.35

(0.33, 0.36)

4,779

(4,761, 4,798)

40

Baiyun

W26~W53

0.87

(0.76, 0.97)

11,803

(11,751, 11,855)

40

Haizhu

W26~W53

0.65

(0.62, 0.68)

5,984

(5,970, 5,998)

40

Liwan

W27~W53

0.63

(0.56, 0.69)

4,452

(4,429, 4,474)

40

Panyu

W29~W53

0.69

(0.64, 0.74)

3,533

(3,522, 3,544)

40

Tianhe

W31~W53

0.75

(0.66, 0.83)

3,418

(3,401, 3,436)

40

Huangpu

W32~W53

0.71

(0.63, 0.78)

1,804

(1,795, 1,814)

41

Conghua

W33~W53

1.69

(0.89, 2.50)

105

(104, 106)

41

Huadu

W35~W53

1.38

(0.65, 2.10)

543

(536, 549)

41

Nansha

W35~W48

0.24

(0.20, 0.28)

476

(465, 487)

41

Zengcheng

W36~W45

0.99

(0.70, 1.28)

339

(331, 347)

41