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Basic Reproduction Number

"Basic Reproduction Number" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

The expected number of new cases of an infection caused by an infected individual, in a population consisting of susceptible contacts only.


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