EcologyInternational Journal of Infectious DiseasesPeer-reviewed
Preliminary estimation of the basic reproduction number of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in China, from 2019 to 2020: A data-driven analysis in the early phase of the outbreak
S. Zhao, Q. Lin, J. Ran…·M. H. Wang
This study estimates the basic reproduction number (R0) of 2019-nCoV in China during the early outbreak phase using exponential growth modeling and serial intervals from similar coronaviruses.
DOI 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.01.050