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Basic Reproduction Number

Known as: Basic Reproduction Ratio, Number, Basic Reproduction, Reproductive Rate, Basic 
The expected number of new cases of an infection caused by an infected individual, in a population consisting of susceptible contacts only.
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2017
2017
Estimating Loss of Brucella Abortus Antibodies from Age-Specific Serological Data In Elk
Serological data are one of the primary sources of information for disease monitoring in wildlife. However, the duration of the… 
2015
2015
Rapid drop in the reproduction number during the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) experienced a confined rural outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) with 69 reported cases… 
2010
2010
Coexistence of Competing Species with a Directly Transmitted Pathogen
The first author is partially supported by a grant from the NSF, proposal number DMS-0811223. The second author is supported by… 
2008
2008
Transmission and quantification of verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 in dairy cattle and calves
SUMMARY Data from a field study of 14 months duration in a naturally colonized dairy herd and data from an experiment with calves… 
2007
2007
Evaluation of the effectiveness of selected measures against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Switzerland by use of the basic reproduction ratio R0.
The effectiveness of two measures against Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), the compulsory processing of animal by products… 
2002
2002
Host patch selection induced by parasitism: basic reproduction ratio r(0) and optimal virulence.
The effects of parasites on the behavior of their hosts are well documented. For example, parasites may affect the habitat… 
2000
2000
The basic reproduction ratio for a model of directly transmitted infections considering the virus charge and the immunological response.
In order to describe mathematically the transmission of microparasites, especially directly transmitted infections, it is usual… 
1998
1998
The loss of immunity in directly transmitted infections modeling: Effects on the epidemiological parameters
When directly transmitted infectious diseases are modeled assuming an everlasting induced immunity (and constant contact rate… 
1995
1995
[Contribution of a mathematical model in the control of a parasitosis: the case of human African trypanosomiasis due to Trypanosoma brucei gambiense].
Trypanosoma brucei gambiense sleeping sickness transmitted by tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) is lethal if not treated adequately… 
1990
1990
Population biology of pseudorabies in swine.
A deterministic mathematical model of the population biology of pseudorabies in swine was used to clarify some of the basic… 
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