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Modelling the outbreak of infectious disease following mutation from a non-transmissible strain.
Theoretical population biology - 1 Apr 2019
Chen C Y, Ward J P, Xie W B
Abstract excerpt
In-host mutation of a cross-species infectious disease to a form that is transmissible between humans has resulted with devastating global pandemics in the past. We use simple mathematical models to describe this process with the aim to better understand the emergence of an epidemic resulting from such a mutation and the extent of measures that are needed to control it. The feared outbreak of a human-human...
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