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Model-consistent estimation of the basic reproduction number from the incidence of an emerging infection

We investigate the merit of deriving an estimate of the basic reproduction number [Formula: see text] early in an outbreak of an (emerging) infection from estimates of the incidence and generation interval only. We compare such estimates of [Formula: see text] with estimates incorporating additional...

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Autores principales: Roberts, M. G., Heesterbeek, J. A. P.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2782110/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17684743
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00285-007-0112-8