EpidemiologyMathematical biologyPublic health

Disentangling the drivers of heterogeneity in SARS-CoV-2 transmission from data on viral load and daily contact rates

Billy J. Quilty, Lloyd A. C. Chapman, James D. Munday, Kerry L. M. Wong, et al.

Journal
PLOS Computational Biology
Published
2026
DOI
10.1371/journal.pcbi.1014715
Subjects
EpidemiologyMathematical biologyPublic health

Viral-load estimates and contact-survey data are combined to quantify the sources of heterogeneity in SARS-CoV-2 transmission.