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Pattern of early human-to-human transmission of Wuhan 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), December 2019 to January 2020

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Riou, Julien, Althaus, Christian L.·2020·Eurosurveillance

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Since December 2019, China has been experiencing a large outbreak of a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) which can cause respiratory disease and severe pneumonia. We estimated the basic reproduction number R 0 of 2019-nCoV to be around 2.2 (90% high density interval: 1.4–3.8), indicating the potential for sustained human-to-human transmission. Transmission characteristics appear to be of similar magnitude to severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and pandemic influenza, indicating a risk of global spread.

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Authors
Riou, J., & Althaus, C. L.
Venue
Eurosurveillance
Published
2020-01-30
Volume
25
Issue
4
ISSN
  • 1025-496X (ISSN-L)
  • 1560-7917
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journal article
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en
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Riou, J., & Althaus, C. L. (2020). Pattern of early human-to-human transmission of Wuhan 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), December 2019 to January 2020. Eurosurveillance. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.es.2020.25.4.2000058

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