Synthesizing data and models for the spread of MERS-CoV, 2013: Key role of index cases and hospital transmission

Synthesizing data and models for the spread of MERS-CoV, 2013: Key role of index cases and hospital transmission

The outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has caused 209 deaths and 699 laboratory-confirmed cases in the Arabian Peninsula as of June 11, 2014. Preparedness efforts are hampered by considerable uncertainty about the nature and intensity of human-to-human transmission,...

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Main Authors: Gerardo Chowell, Seth Blumberg, Lone Simonsen, Mark A. Miller, Cécile Viboud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-12-01
Series:Epidemics
Subjects:
Middle East respiratory syndrome
Reproduction number
Epidemic modeling
Index cases
Community
Hospital
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755436514000607

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