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Extracting key information from historical data to quantify the transmission dynamics of smallpox

BACKGROUND: Quantification of the transmission dynamics of smallpox is crucial for optimizing intervention strategies in the event of a bioterrorist attack. This article reviews basic methods and findings in mathematical and statistical studies of smallpox which estimate key transmission parameters...

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Autores principales: Nishiura, Hiroshi, Brockmann, Stefan O, Eichner, Martin
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2538509/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18715509
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-4682-5-20