Basic Reproduction Number
"Basic Reproduction Number" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The expected number of new cases of an infection caused by an infected individual, in a population consisting of susceptible contacts only.
| Descriptor ID |
D050936
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.985.525.080 N01.224.935.597.080 N06.850.310.149 N06.850.505.400.975.525.080 N06.850.520.308.985.525.080
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| Concept/Terms |
Basic Reproduction Number- Basic Reproduction Number
- Number, Basic Reproduction
- Basic Reproduction Ratio
- Basic Reproductive Rate
- Reproductive Rate, Basic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2018 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 22 | 64 | 86 |
| 2021 | 8 | 61 | 69 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Basic Reproduction Number" by people in Profiles.
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Parameter estimation from ICC curves. J Biol Dyn. 2021 12; 15(1):195-212.
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Effect of Adjustment for Case Misclassification and Infection Date Uncertainty on Estimates of COVID-19 Effective Reproduction Number. Epidemiology. 2021 11 01; 32(6):800-806.
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The reproductive number of the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 is far higher compared to the ancestral SARS-CoV-2 virus. J Travel Med. 2021 10 11; 28(7).
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The Impact of Changes in Diagnostic Testing Practices on Estimates of COVID-19 Transmission in the United States. Am J Epidemiol. 2021 09 01; 190(9):1908-1917.
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Using SARS-CoV-2 genomic information to estimate the effective reproductive number (Rt) in Peru during March - April 2020. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2021 Apr-Jun; 38(2):267-271.
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Mitigating COVID-19 outbreaks in workplaces and schools by hybrid telecommuting. PLoS Comput Biol. 2021 08; 17(8):e1009264.
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Burden and characteristics of COVID-19 in the United States during 2020. Nature. 2021 10; 598(7880):338-341.
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The impact of long-term non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 epidemic dynamics and control: the value and limitations of early models. Proc Biol Sci. 2021 08 25; 288(1957):20210811.
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Mitigating bias in estimating epidemic severity due to heterogeneity of epidemic onset and data aggregation. Ann Epidemiol. 2022 01; 65:1-14.
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Modeling Within-Host Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Case Study in Ferrets. Viruses. 2021 08 18; 13(8).