Epidemiology: dimensions of superspreading

Nature. 2005 Nov 17;438(7066):293-5. doi: 10.1038/438293a.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Comment
  • News

MeSH terms

  • Contact Tracing
  • Disease Transmission, Infectious / statistics & numerical data*
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / epidemiology
  • HIV Infections / transmission
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Models, Biological
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / epidemiology*
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / transmission*