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. 2015 Jun 19;46(1):69. doi: 10.1186/s13567-015-0190-3

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R ₀ with switch in internal bacteria load. Figure shows the epidemiological reproduction number R₀ as a function of the internal bacterial load M _i ⁽¹⁾ and M _i ⁽³⁾ when all transmission modes are included and switch time T=4.