February 4, 2020

2019-20 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak: Intense surveillance is vital for preventing sustained transmission in new locations

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Modeling and Prediction

• Chances of sustained transmission from an introduced case are about 37% without surveillance and 0.5% with “intense surveillance.” 

Thompson RN (2020) Pre-print downloaded 3 Feb, 2020 at, https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.01.24.919159v1