Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Transmission Potential, Iran, 2020
To determine the transmission potential of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in Iran in 2020, we estimated the reproduction number as 4.4 (95% CI 3.9–4.9) by using a generalized growth model and 3.5 (95% CI 1.3–8.1) by using epidemic doubling time. The reproduction number decreased to...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2020-08-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/8/20-0536_article |
| Summary: | To determine the transmission potential of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in Iran in 2020, we estimated the reproduction number as 4.4 (95% CI 3.9–4.9) by using a generalized growth model and 3.5 (95% CI 1.3–8.1) by using epidemic doubling time. The reproduction number decreased to 1.55 after social distancing interventions were implemented. |
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| ISSN: | 1080-6040 1080-6059 |