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Dimensions of superspreading

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  • Alison P. Galvani

    (Yale University School of Medicine)

  • Robert M. May

    (University of Oxford)

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Analyses of contact-tracing data on the spread of infectious disease, combined with mathematical models, show that control measures require better knowledge of variability in individual infectiousness.

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  • Alison P. Galvani & Robert M. May, 2005. "Dimensions of superspreading," Nature, Nature, vol. 438(7066), pages 293-295, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:438:y:2005:i:7066:d:10.1038_438293a
    DOI: 10.1038/438293a
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