Characterizing superspreading potential of infectious disease: Decomposition of individual transmissibility.

In the context of infectious disease transmission, high heterogeneity in individual infectiousness indicates that a few index cases can generate large numbers of secondary cases, a phenomenon commonly known as superspreading. The potential of disease superspreading can be characterized by describing...

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Main Authors: Shi Zhao, Marc K C Chong, Sukhyun Ryu, Zihao Guo, Mu He, Boqiang Chen, Salihu S Musa, Jingxuan Wang, Yushan Wu, Daihai He, Maggie H Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-06-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010281