The R = 1 threshold can misclassify epidemic stability

Kris V. Parag, Mauricio Santillana, Anne Cori, Uri Obolski

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DOI: 10.1038/s42005-026-02631-6
Published: 2026-04-15
Container: Communications Physics
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s42005-026-02631-6,
  title = {The R = 1 threshold can misclassify epidemic stability},
  author = {Kris V. Parag and Mauricio Santillana and Anne Cori and Uri Obolski},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Communications Physics},
  doi = {10.1038/s42005-026-02631-6},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-026-02631-6}
}

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TI  - The R = 1 threshold can misclassify epidemic stability
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AU  - Mauricio Santillana
AU  - Anne Cori
AU  - Uri Obolski
PY  - 2026
JO  - Communications Physics
DO  - 10.1038/s42005-026-02631-6
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Parag, K. V., Santillana, M., Cori, A., & Obolski, U. (2026). The R = 1 threshold can misclassify epidemic stability. Communications Physics. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-026-02631-6

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