Effect of asymptomatic transmission and emergence time on multi-strain viral disease severity.

In a viral epidemic, the emergence of a novel strain with increased transmissibility (larger value of basic reproduction number R0) sparks the fear that the increase in transmissibility is likely to lead to an increase in disease severity. It is required to investigate if a new, more contagious stra...

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Main Authors: Amir Reza Alizad-Rahvar, Mehdi Sadeghi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269464