Selected article for: "basic reproductive rate and reproductive rate"

Author: Ki, Moran; Choi, Sunhwa
Title: Comparison of the Reproductive Numbers of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Nosocomial Outbreaks in Saudi Arabia and Korea
  • Document date: 2016_10_25
  • ID: pxp8y6xl_1
    Snippet: Background. Early recognition and initial countermeasures are important for emerging infectious diseases such as SARS and MERS, which do not have any specific treatment or vaccine. To determine the scope of initial countermeasures, it is important to understand the rate of transmission, basic reproductive number, R0. Until now, R0 for SARS was reported to be more than 1, whereas it was generally estimated to be less than 0.7 for MERS. However, th.....
    Document: Background. Early recognition and initial countermeasures are important for emerging infectious diseases such as SARS and MERS, which do not have any specific treatment or vaccine. To determine the scope of initial countermeasures, it is important to understand the rate of transmission, basic reproductive number, R0. Until now, R0 for SARS was reported to be more than 1, whereas it was generally estimated to be less than 0.7 for MERS. However, this does not explain the large-scale outbreaks that occurred within hospitals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and Korea.

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