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Host behaviour driven by awareness of infection risk amplifies the chance of superspreading events

2023-08-25

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We demonstrate that heterogeneity in the perceived risks associated with infection within host populations amplifies the chances of superspreading during the crucial early stages of an epidemic. Under this behavioural model, individuals less concerned about the dangers from infection are more likely to be infected and attend larger-sized (riskier) events. For directly transmitted diseases such as COVID-19, this le...

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Literature Corpus work: 1de50025-45b2-57e2-917c-7648e0db3cef
DOI: 10.1101/2023.08.25.23294423

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