The basic reproduction number (R 0), also called the basic reproduction ratio or rate or the
basic reproductive rate, is an epidemiologic metric used to describe the contagiousness or …

Mathematical models of transmission have become invaluable management tools in
planning for the control of emerging infectious diseases. A key variable in such models is the …

We investigate the merit of deriving an estimate of the basic reproduction number R _0 early
in an outbreak of an (emerging) infection from estimates of the incidence and generation …

Without doubt the basic reproductive ratio, R0, is the most widely used quantity in epidemic
theory. Standard compartmental models show how R0is related to the average age of …

The quantification of transmissibility during epidemics is essential to designing and
adjusting public health responses. Transmissibility can be measured by the reproduction …

Although the basic reproduction number, R 0, is useful for understanding the transmissibility
of a disease and designing various intervention strategies, the classic threshold quantity …

The basic reproductive ratio, R 0, is defined as the expected number of secondary infections
arising from a single individual during his or her entire infectious period, in a population of …

The basic reproduction number R o is the number of secondary cases which one case
would produce in a completely susceptible population. It depends on the duration of the …

We assessed public health use of R 0, the basic reproduction number, which estimates the
speed at which a disease is capable of spreading in a population. These estimates are of …

Background Several generic methods have been proposed to estimate transmission
parameters during an outbreak, especially the reproduction number. However, as of today …