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A formula for the basic reproduction number of an infectious disease in a heterogeneous population with structured mixing

2026-03-30

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The basic reproduction number of an infectious disease is known to depend on the structure of contacts between individuals in a population. This relationship has been explored mathematically through two well-known models: one which depends on a matrix of contact rates between different demographic groups, and another which depends on the variability of contact rates over the population. Here we introduce a model t...

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Literature Corpus work: 4c39c19c-50cf-5210-aa0c-6470311baee5
DOI: 10.64898/2026.03.27.26349419

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