Interventions targeting non-symptomatic cases can be important to prevent local outbreaks: SARS-CoV-2 as a case study

During infectious disease epidemics, an important question is whether cases travelling to new locations will trigger local outbreaks. The risk of this occurring depends on the transmissibility of the pathogen, the susceptibility of the host population and, crucially, the effectiveness of surveillanc...

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Main Authors: Lovell-Read, F, Funk, S, Obolski, U, Donnelly, C, Thompson, RN
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Royal Society, The 2021