COVID‐19 is an emerging infectious disease caused by the widespread transmission of the
coronavirus SARS‐CoV‐2. Some of those infected become seriously ill. Others do not show …

The basic reproductive ratio, R 0, is defined as the expected number of secondary infections
arising from a single individual during his or her entire infectious period, in a population of …

The basic reproduction number (R 0), also called the basic reproduction ratio or rate or the
basic reproductive rate, is an epidemiologic metric used to describe the contagiousness or …

Introduction A novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread to all regions of the
world. There is great uncertainty regarding how countries' characteristics will affect the …

The role of asymptomatic carriers in transmission poses challenges for control of the COVID-
19 pandemic. Study of asymptomatic transmission and implications for surveillance and …

The aim of these Notes is to increase the reader's understanding of the spread of infectious
diseases using mathematics, and in particular stochastic methods. Needless to say …

In this paper I present the genesis of R 0 in demography, ecology and epidemiology, from
embryo to its current adult form. I argue on why it has taken so long for the concept to mature …

This book is designed to be a practical study in infectious disease dynamics. It offers an easy-
to-follow implementation and analysis of mathematical epidemiology. It focuses on recent …

This book develops an examination and critique of human extinction as a result of the 'next
pandemic'and turns attention towards the role of pandemic catastrophe in the renegotiation …

The basic reproductive ratio, R0, is one of the fundamental concepts in mathematical
biology. It is a threshold parameter, intended to quantify the spread of disease by estimating …