Fast estimation of time-varying infectious disease transmission rates.

Compartmental epidemic models have been used extensively to study the historical spread of infectious diseases and to inform strategies for future control. A critical parameter of any such model is the transmission rate. Temporal variation in the transmission rate has a profound influence on disease...

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Main Authors: Mikael Jagan, Michelle S deJonge, Olga Krylova, David J D Earn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-09-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008124