Impacts of varying strengths of intervention measures on secondary outbreaks of COVID-19 in two different regions
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DOI: 10.1007/s11071-021-06294-6
Abstract: By March 2020, China and Singapore had achieved remarkable results in the prevention and control of COVID-19, but in April Singapore’s outbreak began to deteriorate, while China’s remained controlled. Using detailed data from Tianjin, China,… read more here.
Keywords: secondary outbreaks; prevention control; effective reproduction; number ... See more keywords
Linking key intervention timings to rapid declining effective reproduction number to quantify lessons against COVID-19
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DOI: 10.1007/s11684-020-0788-3
Abstract: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is currently under a global pandemic trend. The efficiency of containment measures and epidemic tendency of typical countries should be assessed. In this study, the efficiency of prevention and control measures… read more here.
Keywords: reproduction number; control; effective reproduction; prevention control ... See more keywords
Spatially explicit effective reproduction numbers from incidence and mobility data
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2219816120
Abstract: Significance The effective reproduction number quantifies the average number of secondary infections caused by an infected individual (within the population of their own resident community, or anywhere else) when the pool of susceptibles, the epidemiological… read more here.
Keywords: effective reproduction; reproduction numbers; spatially explicit; explicit effective ... See more keywords
The effective reproduction number for the omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern is several times higher than Delta.
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DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taac037
Abstract: Our review found the effective reproduction number and basic reproduction number of the Omicron variant elicited 3.8 and 2.5 times higher transmissibility than the Delta variant respectively. The Omicron variant has an average basic and… read more here.
Keywords: reproduction number; effective reproduction; number omicron; times higher ... See more keywords
Fine-scale estimation of effective reproduction numbers for dengue surveillance
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009791
Abstract: The effective reproduction number Rt is an epidemiological quantity that provides an instantaneous measure of transmission potential of an infectious disease. While dengue is an increasingly important vector-borne disease, few have used Rt as a… read more here.
Keywords: fine scale; effective reproduction; dengue surveillance; dengue ... See more keywords
Trace the History of HIV and Predict Its Future through Genetic Sequences
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DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed7080190
Abstract: Traditional methods of quantifying epidemic spread are based on surveillance data. The most widely used surveillance data are normally incidence data from case reports and hospital records, which are normally susceptible to human error, and… read more here.
Keywords: trace history; effective reproduction; history hiv; hiv predict ... See more keywords
Transmission Dynamics of Monkeypox Virus in Nigeria during the Current COVID-19 Pandemic and Estimation of Effective Reproduction Number
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DOI: 10.3390/vaccines10122153
Abstract: Monkeypox virus (MPXV) continues to pose severe threats to global public health, especially in non-endemic areas. Like all other regions, Africa faces potential public health crises due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and other infectious… read more here.
Keywords: reproduction number; current covid; effective reproduction; transmission ... See more keywords
Booster Dose Vaccination and Dynamics of COVID-19 Pandemic in the Fifth Wave: An Efficient and Simple Mathematical Model for Disease Progression
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DOI: 10.3390/vaccines11030589
Abstract: Background: Mathematical studies exploring the impact of booster vaccine doses on the recent COVID-19 waves are scarce, leading to ambiguity regarding the significance of booster doses. Methods: A mathematical model with seven compartments was used… read more here.
Keywords: effective reproduction; booster dose; mathematical model; fifth wave ... See more keywords
Characterizing the effective reproduction number during the COVID-19 pandemic: Insights from Qatar’s experience
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DOI: 10.7189/jogh.12.05004
Abstract: Background The effective reproduction number, Rt, is a tool to track and understand pandemic dynamics. This investigation of Rt estimations was conducted to guide the national COVID-19 response in Qatar, from the onset of the… read more here.
Keywords: reproduction number; effective reproduction; covid pandemic; qatar ... See more keywords
Real-time estimation of the effective reproduction number of SARS-CoV-2 in Aotearoa New Zealand
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14119
Abstract: During an epidemic, real-time estimation of the effective reproduction number supports decision makers to introduce timely and effective public health measures. We estimate the time-varying effective reproduction number, Rt, during Aotearoa New Zealand’s August 2021… read more here.
Keywords: reproduction number; effective reproduction; zealand; new zealand ... See more keywords