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.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-000646 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Animals, Livestock, One Health |
| Synonyms | basic reproduction ratio; basic reproductive rate |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2015; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Morbidity; Disease transmission; Odds ratio; Pathogen occurrence; Disease occurrence; Disease prevalence |
| Translations | Spanish: 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/"
}
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