Discontinuous epidemic transition due to limited testing

Common mitigation measures gradually inhibit the spread of infectious diseases, yielding smooth transitions to large-scale epidemics. As Scarselli et al. show, limited testing may radically change the transition to include jumps, potentially resulting in unforseen, accelerated growth of case numbers...

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Main Authors: Davide Scarselli, Nazmi Burak Budanur, Marc Timme, Björn Hof
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22725-9