"Understanding that our aim is to bring the basic reproduction number below one suggests some sensible strategies for controlling the spread of an infectious disease," said Yates.

Study significance The study proposes a corrected EpiEstim method to more accurately estimate the early basic and effective reproduction numbers of SARS-CoV-2.

If the basic reproduction number is more than one, an outbreak grows. If it is one, an outbreak plateaus and if it is less than one, an outbreak dies out. Modellers at Imperial College London are ...

We published an article earlier this month that contained incorrect estimates for the basic reproduction number (R0) for COVID subvariants BA.4/BA.5 and BA.2. We have now corrected the error, but ...

The effective reproduction number depends on the population's current susceptibility. This measure of transmission potential is likely lower than the basic reproduction number, based on factors ...