Serial interval of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infections

•The serial interval of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infections was estimated from a total of 28 infector-infectee pairs.•The median serial interval is shorter than the median incubation period, suggesting a substantial proportion of pre-symptomatic transmission.•A short serial interval makes it dif...

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Published in:International journal of infectious diseases 2020-04, Vol.93, p.284-286
Main Authors: Nishiura, Hiroshi, Linton, Natalie M., Akhmetzhanov, Andrei R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Betacoronavirus - physiology
Coronavirus
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections - transmission
COVID-19
Epidemiology
Generation time
Humans
Illness onset
Models, Statistical
Outbreak
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral - transmission
SARS-CoV-2
Statistical model
Time Factors
Viruses
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