The counterintuitive implications of superspreading diseases

Bjarke Frost Nielsen; Kim Sneppen; Lone Simonsen

doi:10.1038/s41467-023-42612-9

The counterintuitive implications of superspreading diseases

Bjarke Frost Nielsen^*, Kim Sneppen, Lone Simonsen

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Abstract

Superspreading is known to have played an important role in the transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2. In this Comment, the authors discuss how knowledge of the extent and cause of superspreading is important for designing appropriate control measures for emerging infectious diseases.

Original language	English
Article number	6954
Journal	Nature Communications
Volume	14
Issue number	1
ISSN	2041-1723
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-42612-9
Publication status	Published - 31 Oct 2023

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Simonsen, L., Ingholt, M. M., Pedersen, R. K., Andreasen, V., Wijhe, M. V., Eilersen, A. T., Poder, S. K., Nielsen, B. F., Krogfelt, K. A., Ørskov, S., Berrig, C., Thorn, A. V., Qvesel, A. G., Sneppen, K., Pedersen, A. G., Fischer, T. K., Harboe, Z. B., Roed, C., Holler, J. G., Viboud, C., Lipsitch, M., Davenport, R. & Pedersen, C. W.
Danmarks Grundforskningsfond
01/06/2023 → 31/05/2029
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