Infectious Diseases of Humans: Dynamics and Control
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...Assuming certain underlying models, the Malthusian parameter or R0 can also be estimated from fitness components such as age-specific survival and fertility or epidemiological parameters (Anderson & May 1991; Stearns 1992)....
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...An analogous measure for parasites is the number of secondary infections resulting from a primary infection (epidemiological R0, Anderson & May 1991), which estimates the rate at which infection will spread in a susceptible host population....
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