Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Transmission Potential, Iran, 2020

Authors

• Kamalich Muniz-Rodriguez, Georgia Southern University, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public HealthFollow
• Isaac Fung, Georgia Southern University, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public HealthFollow
• Shayesteh R. Ferdosi, The Translational Genomics Research Institute
• Sylvia Ofori, Georgia Southern University, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public HealthFollow
• Yiseul Lee, Georgia State University
• Amna Tariq, Georgia State University
• Gerardo Chowell, Georgia State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-2020

Publication Title

Emerging Infectious Diseases

DOI

10.3201/eid2608.200536

ISSN

1080-6059

Abstract

To determine the transmission potential of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in Iran in 2020, we estimated the reproduction number as 4.4 (95% CI 3.9–4.9) by using a generalized growth model and 3.5 (95% CI 1.3–8.1) by using epidemic doubling time. The reproduction number decreased to 1.55 after social distancing interventions were implemented.

Recommended Citation

Muniz-Rodriguez, Kamalich, Isaac Fung, Shayesteh R. Ferdosi, Sylvia Ofori, Yiseul Lee, Amna Tariq, Gerardo Chowell. 2020. "Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Transmission Potential, Iran, 2020." Emerging Infectious Diseases, 26 (8): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. doi: 10.3201/eid2608.200536
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/bee-facpubs/183

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