Complexity of the Basic Reproduction Number (R0)

Complexity of the Basic Reproduction Number (R0)

The basic reproduction number (R0), also called the basic reproduction ratio or rate or the basic reproductive rate, is an epidemiologic metric used to describe the contagiousness or transmissibility of infectious agents. R0 is affected by numerous biological, sociobehavioral, and environmental fact...

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Main Authors: Paul L. Delamater, Erica J. Street, Timothy F. Leslie, Y. Tony Yang, Kathryn H. Jacobsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
basic reproduction number
theoretical models
disease outbreaks
infectious disease transmission
R0
mathematical modeling
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/1/17-1901_article

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