In 1988 Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in the Baltic Sea contracted phocine distemper virus. Approximately 95% of seals were infected (β=0.95), and 60% died (failed to recover) during this outbreak. Based on these numbers, what was the R0 for phocine distemper?

In 1988 Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) in the Baltic Sea contracted phocine distemper virus. Approximately 95% of seals were infected (β=0.95), and 60% died (failed to recover) during this outbreak. Based on these numbers, what was the R0 for phocine distemper?

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