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Estimation of the basic reproduction number (R0) for the novel coronavirus disease in Sri Lanka

BACKGROUND: The basic reproduction number (R0) is the number of cases directly caused by an infected individual throughout his infectious period. R0 is used to determine the ability of a disease to spread within a given population. The reproduction number (R) represents the transmissibility of a dis...

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Autores principales: Dharmaratne, Samath, Sudaraka, Supun, Abeyagunawardena, Ishanya, Manchanayake, Kasun, Kothalawala, Mahen, Gunathunga, Wasantha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7538841/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33028382
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12985-020-01411-0