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Novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV (COVID-19): Early estimation of epidemiological parameters and epidemic size estimates

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Novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV (COVID-19): Early estimation of epidemiological parameters and epidemic size estimates. / Read, J.M.; Bridgen, J.R.E.; Cummings, D.A.T. et al.
In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Vol. 376, No. 1829, 20200265, 19.07.2021.

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Read, JM, Bridgen, JRE, Cummings, DAT, Ho, A & Jewell, CP 2021, 'Novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV (COVID-19): Early estimation of epidemiological parameters and epidemic size estimates', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 376, no. 1829, 20200265. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2020.0265

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Read, J. M., Bridgen, J. R. E., Cummings, D. A. T., Ho, A., & Jewell, C. P. (2021). Novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV (COVID-19): Early estimation of epidemiological parameters and epidemic size estimates. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 376(1829), Article 20200265. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2020.0265

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Read JM, Bridgen JRE, Cummings DAT, Ho A, Jewell CP. Novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV (COVID-19): Early estimation of epidemiological parameters and epidemic size estimates. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 2021 Jul 19;376(1829):20200265. Epub 2021 May 31. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2020.0265

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Read, J.M. ; Bridgen, J.R.E. ; Cummings, D.A.T. et al. / Novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV (COVID-19) : Early estimation of epidemiological parameters and epidemic size estimates. In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 2021 ; Vol. 376, No. 1829.

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abstract = "Since it was first identified, the epidemic scale of the recently emerged novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Wuhan, China, has increased rapidly, with cases arising across China and other countries and regions. Using a transmission model, we estimate a basic reproductive number of 3.11 (95% CI, 2.39-4.13), indicating that 58-76% of transmissions must be prevented to stop increasing. We also estimate a case ascertainment rate in Wuhan of 5.0% (95% CI, 3.6-7.4). The true size of the epidemic may be significantly greater than the published case counts suggest, with our model estimating 21 022 (prediction interval, 11 090-33 490) total infections in Wuhan between 1 and 22 January. We discuss our findings in the light of more recent information. This article is part of the theme issue 'Modelling that shaped the early COVID-19 pandemic response in the UK'. ",
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