Estimating the effective reproduction number of the 2019-nCoV in China

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Abstract We estimate the effective reproduction number for 2019-nCoV based on the daily reported cases from China CDC. The results indicate that 2019-nCoV has a higher effective reproduction number than SARS with a comparable fatality rate. Article Summary Line This modeling study indicates that 2019-nCoV has a higher effective reproduction number than SARS with a comparable fatality rate.

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ReproductionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakCase fatality rateBasic reproduction numberChinaBiologyStatisticsMedicineMathematicsGeographyVirologyEcologyEnvironmental healthPopulationInternal medicine

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                                    Zhidong Cao, 
                                
                                    Qingpeng Zhang, 
                                
                                    Xin Lü
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Estimating the effective reproduction number of the 2019-nCoV in China. 
                            bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
                            
                            .
                            https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.01.27.20018952

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DOI: 10.1101/2020.01.27.20018952