Viral load and contact heterogeneity predict SARS-CoV-2 transmission and super-spreading events
SARS-CoV-2 is difficult to contain because many transmissions occur during pre-symptomatic infection. Unlike influenza, most SARS-CoV-2-infected people do not transmit while a small percentage infect large numbers of people. We designed mathematical models which link observed viral loads with epidem...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2021-02-01
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| Series: | eLife |
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| Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/63537 |