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Beyond R(0): heterogeneity in secondary infections and probabilistic epidemic forecasting

The basic reproductive number, R(0), is one of the most common and most commonly misapplied numbers in public health. Often used to compare outbreaks and forecast pandemic risk, this single number belies the complexity that different epidemics can exhibit, even when they have the same R(0). Here, we...

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Autores principales: Hébert-Dufresne, Laurent, Althouse, Benjamin M., Scarpino, Samuel V., Allard, Antoine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7729039/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33143594
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2020.0393