reviewJournal of Travel MedicineFeb 11, 2020BRONZE OA

The reproductive number of COVID-19 is higher compared to SARS coronavirus

Xiamen University · Umeå University

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Abstract

Teaser: Our review found the average R0 for 2019-nCoV to be 3.28, which exceeds WHO estimates of 1.4 to 2.5.

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3,475
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306.90
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100%
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Authors

4

Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
  • Medicine
  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
  • 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
  • Betacoronavirus
  • Coronavirus
  • Coronavirus Infections
  • Virology
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