Preliminary estimation of the basic reproduction number of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in China, from 2019 to 2020: A data-driven analysis in the early phase of the outbreak
S. Zhao, Q. Lin, J. Ran, S. S. MUSA, G. Yang, W. Wang, Y. Lou, D. Gao, L. Yang, D. He, M. H. Wang
This study estimates the basic reproduction number (R0) of 2019-nCoV in China during the early outbreak phase using exponential growth modeling and serial intervals from similar coronaviruses.
bioRxiv · Jan 23, 2020Ecology