The transmissibility of novel Coronavirus in the early stages of the 2019-20 outbreak in Wuhan: Exploring initial point-source exposure sizes and durations using scenario analysis [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Background: The current novel coronavirus outbreak appears to have originated from a point-source exposure event at Huanan seafood wholesale market in Wuhan, China. There is still uncertainty around the scale and duration of this exposure event. This has implications for the estimated transmissibili...

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Main Authors: Sam Abbott, Joel Hellewell, James Munday, CMMID nCoV working group, Sebastian Funk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wellcome 2020-02-01
Series:Wellcome Open Research
Online Access:https://wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/5-17/v1