The severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in 2003 resulted in more than 8000
cases and 800 deaths. SARS was eventually contained by means of syndromic surveillance …

It is generally agreed that striking a balance between resuming economic and social
activities and keeping the effective reproductive number (R0) below 1 using …

Superspreading events (SSEs) have characterized previous epidemics of severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and Middle East respiratory syndrome …

It is essential to understand where and how severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) is transmitted. Case reports were extracted from the local Municipal Health …

The novel coronavirus has not only brought along disruptions to daily socio-economic
activities, but sickness and deaths due to its high contagion. With no widely acceptable …

Early studies that explored host–pathogen interactions assumed that infected individuals
within a population have equal chances of transmitting the infection to others. Subsequently …

Ecological immunology and disease ecology are two relatively young disciplines that apply
ecological approaches and principles to traditionally non‐ecological fields. In both cases, an …

More than 300 residents of a private high-rise housing estate were infected with severe
acute respiratory syndrome within a short period during the 2003 epidemic in Hong Kong …

Background. Most documented “superspreading events” of severe acute respiratory
syndrome (SARS) occurred in hospitals, but the underlying causes remain unclear. We …

Antisocial behaviors cause harm, directly or indirectly, to others' welfare. The novel
coronavirus pandemic has increased the urgency of understanding a specific form of …