The role of super-spreading events in Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission: evidence from contact tracing

The role of super-spreading events in Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission: evidence from contact tracing

Abstract Background In current epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB), heterogeneity in infectiousness among TB patients is a challenge, which is not well studied. We aimed to quantify this heterogeneity and the presence of “super-spreading” events that can assist in designing optimal public health inter...

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Main Authors: Yayehirad A. Melsew, Manoj Gambhir, Allen C. Cheng, Emma S. McBryde, Justin T. Denholm, Ee Laine Tay, James M. Trauer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Super-spreading
Negative binomial distribution
Victoria
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-3870-1

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