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ReviewEnvironmental science and pollution research international2021

The current reproduction number of COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia: is the disease controlled?

Theeb Ayedh Alkahtani, Abdullah Alakeel, Reem Abdullah Alakeel, Faten Abdulrahman Khorshid, Hisham Hamoud Alshammari, Abdullah M Alguwaihes, Mohammad Almohideb, Eman Merghani Ali, May Bin-Jumah, Mohamed M Abdel-Daim and 1 more

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Review in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 10 institutions in 2 countries.

Theeb Ayedh AlkahtaniWaraqa publishing co., Al Malqa, Riyadh, 13524, Saudi Arabia. Theeb@tap.sa.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8026-0181
Abdullah AlakeelDepartment of Dermatology, College of Medicine, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Reem Abdullah AlakeelFamily Medicine Department, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Faten Abdulrahman KhorshidCell Engineering and Cell Biology Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Hisham Hamoud AlshammariNational Guard Health Affairs, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah M AlguwaihesDepartment of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammad AlmohidebCollege of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Eman Merghani AliClinical Pharmacy Department, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
May Bin-JumahBiology Department, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mohamed M Abdel-DaimDepartment of Zoology, Science College, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia. abdeldaim.m@vet.suez.edu.eg.
Anwar Ali JammahDepartment of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
King Saud University · SAJazan University · SAKing Abdulaziz University · SAKing Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences · SAKing Saud Medical City · SANational Guard Health Affairs · SAPrincess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University · SARiyadh Armed Forces Hospital · SAShaqra University · SASuez Canal University · EG

Funding

This research was funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research at Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University through the Fast-track Research Funding Program. NA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The infectiousness of COVID-19 is high among the susceptible population, making the calculation of the reproduction number (R) an essential step to implement preventive measures. We aim to estimate COVID-19 transmission to determine if the disease is successfully controlled or extra measured should be adopted to attain this goal. The daily incidence data of COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia from March 2

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COVID-19HumansReproductionSARS-CoV-2Saudi ArabiaARIMACoronavirusCOVID-19ForecastKSASaudi Arabia

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PMID34244941
PMCPMC8270237
OpenAlexW3181568770

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