Fig. 2.

Basic reproductive number (R₀) of dengue transmission. Shown as a function of sterile male competitiveness (h) and release rate (R) for SIT (left) and BSIT (right). Alternative “optimistic” (top row) and “pessimistic” (bottom row) parameter sets are used (Supplementary Table 2). M₀ is the control-free stable equilibrium of males