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Reproductive number of coronavirus: A systematic review and meta-analysis based on global level evidence
Author Affiliations
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University
Published InPLoS ONE
Year2020
Citations282
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The coronavirus (SARS-COV-2) is now a global concern because of its higher transmission capacity and associated adverse consequences including death. The reproductive number of coronavirus provides an estimate of the possible extent of the transmission. This study aims to provide a summary reproductive number of coronavirus based on available global level evidence. METHODS: A total of three databases were searched on September 15, 2020: PubMed, Web of Science, and Science Direct. The searches were conducted using a pre-specified search strategy to record studies reported the reproductive number of coronavirus from its inception in December 2019. It includes keywords of coronavirus and its reproductive number, which were combined using the Boolean operators (AND, OR). Based on the included studies, we…
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