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MERS, SARS, and Ebola: The Role of Super-Spreaders in Infectious Disease
Super-spreading occurs when a single patient infects a disproportionate number of contacts. The 2015 MERS-CoV, 2003 SARS-CoV, and to a lesser extent 2014–15 Ebola virus outbreaks were driven by super-spreaders. We summarize documented super-spreading in these outbreaks, explore contributing factors,...
Autores principales: | Wong, Gary, Liu, Wenjun, Liu, Yingxia, Zhou, Boping, Bi, Yuhai, Gao, George F. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier Inc.
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7128246/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26468744 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2015.09.013 |
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