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. 2018 Jul 30;12(7):e0006666. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006666

Table 4. The basic reproduction number for the parameter values in Table 2.

R0 for ZIKV is the largest. For any strains of Wolbachia, R0 for ZIKV is still greater than one. For the same virus, R0 is the largest for Wolbachia-free mosquitoes, and second largest for wAlbB-infected mosquitoes.

Wolbachia Ae. aegypti Ae. albopictus
DENV ZIKV CHIKV DENV ZIKV CHIKV
wMel 1.87 1.93 0.84 1.44 1.49 1.10
wAlbB 2.32 2.40 1.05 1.80 1.85 1.36
Wolbachia-free 2.93 3.02 1.32 2.26 2.34 1.71