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Basic reproduction number

In epidemiology, the basic reproduction number, or basic reproductive number (sometimes called basic reproduction ratio or basic reproductive rate), denoted R 0 {\displaystyle R_{0}} (pronounced R nought or R zero), of an infection is the expected number of cases directly generated by one case in a population where all individuals are susceptible to…

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Ronald RossAlfred LotkaGeorge MacdonaldMalaria
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Mathematical modelsZoonosesHalf-lifeSurvival functionEigenvalue
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EpidemiologyInfectionExpected numberSusceptibleImmunized
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