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Inferring R(0) in emerging epidemics—the effect of common population structure is small

When controlling an emerging outbreak of an infectious disease, it is essential to know the key epidemiological parameters, such as the basic reproduction number R(0) and the control effort required to prevent a large outbreak. These parameters are estimated from the observed incidence of new cases...

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Autores principales: Trapman, Pieter, Ball, Frank, Dhersin, Jean-Stéphane, Tran, Viet Chi, Wallinga, Jacco, Britton, Tom
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5014060/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27581480
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2016.0288