ArticleMathematical biosciences2020
The basic reproductive number for disease systems with multiple coupled heterogeneities.
Article in Mathematical biosciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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- The consequences of host heterogeneity for parasite transmission depend on how host infectiousness is determined.The Journal of animal ecology · 2026Article
- Infected host competence overshadows heterogeneity in susceptibility in shaping experimental epizootics.Ecology · 2026Article
- Host Prior Exposure Augments Gene Expression Heterogeneity of Both Host and Pathogen During In Vivo Infection.Molecular ecology · 2026Article
- Host heterogeneity and unpredictability in parasite outbreaks.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- Infected host competence overshadows heterogeneity in susceptibility in shaping experimental epizootics.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Host prior exposure augments heterogeneity in gene expression in both host and pathogen duringbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Co-Infection, but Not Infection Intensity, Increases Shedding in a Gastrointestinal Helminth of Gamebirds.Ecology and evolution · 2025Article
- Dissecting genetic and sex-specific sources of host heterogeneity in pathogen shedding and spread.PLoS pathogens · 2021Article
- Disease-driven reduction in human mobility influences human-mosquito contacts and dengue transmission dynamics.PLoS computational biology · 2021Article
- Robustness of the reproductive number estimates in vector-borne disease systems.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2018Article
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Abstract
In mathematical epidemiology, a well-known formula describes the impact of heterogeneity on the basic reproductive number, R
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