The counterintuitive implications of superspreading diseases

Bjarke Frost Nielsen (), Kim Sneppen and Lone Simonsen
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Bjarke Frost Nielsen: Roskilde University
Kim Sneppen: University of Copenhagen
Lone Simonsen: Roskilde University

Nature Communications, 2023, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-3

Abstract: Superspreading is known to have played an important role in the transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2. In this Comment, the authors discuss how knowledge of the extent and cause of superspreading is important for designing appropriate control measures for emerging infectious diseases.

Date: 2023
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