Phylogenetic tree shapes resolve disease transmission patterns

The shapes of phylogenies of pathogens can reveal patterns in how an outbreak spreads. We used simple features to summarise the shapes of pathogen phylogenies. This provided enough information to distinguish outbreaks with super-spreaders, outbreaks spreading homogeneously, and those with chains of transmission.

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