《Science,3月11日,New coronavirus outbreak: Framing questions for pandemic prevention》

  • 来源专题:COVID-19科研动态监测
  • 编译者: zhangmin
  • 发布时间:2020-03-12
  • New coronavirus outbreak: Framing questions for pandemic prevention

    Scott P. Layne, James M. Hyman, David M. Morens and Jeffery K. Taubenberger*

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    Science Translational Medicine 11 Mar 2020:

    Vol. 12, Issue 534, eabb1469

    DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abb1469

    Abstract

    We need to understand and quantify the dominant variables that govern the SARS–CoV-2 outbreak, rather than relying exclusively on confirmed cases and their geospatial spread.

  • 原文来源:https://stm.sciencemag.org/content/12/534/eabb1469
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