Super spreader in epidemic of infectious diseases

LIU Tiantian, WANG Yong-Xiang, WANG Yang, YUAN Wenjie

Journal of Microbes and Infections ›› 2020, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (1) : 62-64.

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Journal of Microbes and Infections ›› 2020, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (1) : 62-64. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-6184.2020.01.012
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Super spreader in epidemic of infectious diseases

  • LIU Tiantian, WANG Yongxiang, WANG Yang, YUAN Wenjie
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A super spreader is an infected individual who can disproportionally and efficiently transmit a specific pathogen to more than 10 naïve individuals, most of them are family members, health care workers, and other close-contact persons. Super spreaders were frequently reported in the recent outbreaks of infectious diseases, demonstrated that early discovery and management of super spreaders are critical measures to control epidemics. The formation, characterization and interventions of super spreaders are reviewed in this paper.

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Super spreader / Infectious disease / Basic reproduction number

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LIU Tiantian, WANG Yong-Xiang, WANG Yang, YUAN Wenjie. Super spreader in epidemic of infectious diseases[J]. Journal of Microbes and Infections. 2020, 15(1): 62-64 https://doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1673-6184.2020.01.012
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