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Basic reproduction number

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000646

The expected number of new cases of an infection caused by an infected individual, in a population consisting of susceptible contacts only.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-000646
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
Synonymsbasic reproduction ratio; basic reproductive rate
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2015; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoMorbidity; Disease transmission; Odds ratio; Pathogen occurrence; Disease occurrence; Disease prevalence
TranslationsSpanish: número básico de reproducción
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000646",
  "term": "Basic reproduction number",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The expected number of new cases of an infection caused by an infected individual, in a population consisting of susceptible contacts only.",
  "synonyms": [
    "basic reproduction ratio",
    "basic reproductive rate"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "morbidity",
    "disease transmission",
    "odds ratio",
    "pathogen occurrence",
    "disease occurrence",
    "disease prevalence"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2015",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "número básico de reproducción"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/basic-reproduction-number/"
}

Record 640 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.