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Superspreading events in the transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2: Opportunities for interventions and control

Superspreading events in the transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2: Opportunities for interventions and control

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the etiological agent of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) disease, has moved rapidly around the globe, infecting millions and killing hundreds of thousands. The basic reproduction number, which has been widely used—appropriately and less appropriately—to characterize the transmissibility of the virus, hides the …