Assessment of the SARS-CoV-2 basic reproduction number, R0, based on the early phase of COVID-19 outbreak in Italy
As of March 12th Italy has the largest number of SARS-CoV-2 cases in Europe as well as outside China. The infections, first limited in Northern Italy, have eventually spread to all other regions. When controlling an emerging outbreak of an infectious disease it is essential to know the key epidemiol...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-06-01
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Series: | Biosafety and Health |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590053620300410 |