Effect of Time Delay until Intervention on Outbreak Size

<div><p>Effect of time delay until intervention on outbreak size is contrasted for outbreaks with <i>R</i>₀ = 2 (solid lines) and <i>R</i>₀ ≈ 1.1 (dashed lines).</p> <p>(A) Average outbreak size (<i>y</i>-axis) increases with the number of days until intervention (<i>x</i>-axis).</p> <p>(B) CV in outbreak size (<i>y</i>-axis) increases with the number of days until intervention (<i>x</i>-axis).</p> <p>(C) CV in outbreak size (<i>y</i>-axis) increases at a declining rate (i.e., levels off) as the average outbreak size increases (<i>x</i>-axis). Note that the CV in final outbreak size increases faster in the outbreak with lower <i>R</i>₀.</p>