A five-compartment model of age-specific transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2

• Main Authors: Ze-Yu Zhao (Author), Yuan-Zhao Zhu (Author), Jing-Wen Xu (Author), Shi-Xiong Hu (Author), Qing-Qing Hu (Author), Zhao Lei (Author), Jia Rui (Author), Xing-Chun Liu (Author), Yao Wang (Author), Meng Yang (Author), Li Luo (Author), Shan-Shan Yu (Author), Jia Li (Author), Ruo-Yun Liu (Author), Fang Xie (Author), Ying-Ying Su (Author), Yi-Chen Chiang (Author), Ben-Hua Zhao (Author), Jing-An Cui (Author), Ling Yin (Author), Yan-Hua Su (Author), Qing-Long Zhao (Author), Li-Dong Gao (Author), Tian-Mu Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, also called 2019-nCoV) causes different morbidity risks to individuals in different age groups. This study attempts to quantify the age-specific transmissibility using a mathematical model. Method...