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MERS, SARS, and Ebola: The Role of Super-Spreaders in Infectious Disease
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Super-spreading occurs when a single patient infects a disproportionate number of contacts. The 2015 MERS-CoV, 2003 SARS-CoV, and to a lesser extent 2014–15 Ebola virus outbreaks were driven by super-spreaders. We summarize documented super-spreading in these outbreaks, explore contributing factors, and suggest studies to better understand super-spreading.
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- Authors
- Wong, G., Liu, W., Liu, Y., Zhou, B., Bi, Y., & Gao, G. F.
- Venue
- Cell Host & Microbe
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2015-10
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 398-401
- ISSN
- 1931-3128 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1909499787
- Cited by
- 379
- References
- 11
- FWCI
- 10.12
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
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