Journal article
The unmitigated profile of COVID-19 infectiousness
Abstract
Quantifying the temporal dynamics of infectiousness of individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 is crucial for understanding the spread of COVID-19 and for evaluating the effectiveness of mitigation strategies. Many studies have estimated the infectiousness profile using observed serial intervals. However, statistical and epidemiological biases could lead to underestimation of the duration of infectiousness. We correct for these biases by curating …
Authors
Sender R; Bar-On Y; Park SW; Noor E; Dushoff J; Milo R
Journal
eLife, Vol. 11, ,
Publisher
eLife
DOI
10.7554/elife.79134
ISSN
2050-084X