Basic Reproduction Number
"Basic Reproduction Number" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The expected number of new cases of an infection caused by an infected individual, in a population consisting of susceptible contacts only.
| Descriptor ID |
D050936
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.985.525.080 L01.280.975.525.080 N01.224.935.597.080 N06.850.310.149 N06.850.505.400.975.525.080 N06.850.520.308.985.525.080
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| Concept/Terms |
Basic Reproduction Number- Basic Reproduction Number
- Number, Basic Reproduction
- Basic Reproduction Ratio
- Basic Reproductive Rate
- Reproductive Rate, Basic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Basic Reproduction Number" by people in Profiles.
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RodrÃguez-Barraquer I, Buathong R, Iamsirithaworn S, Nisalak A, Lessler J, Jarman RG, Gibbons RV, Cummings DA. Revisiting Rayong: shifting seroprofiles of dengue in Thailand and their implications for transmission and control. Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Feb 01; 179(3):353-60.
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Rhodes CJ, Anderson RM. Contact rate calculation for a basic epidemic model. Math Biosci. 2008 Nov; 216(1):56-62.