Estimation of force of infection based on different epidemiological proxies: 2009/2010 Influenza epidemic in Malta

Information about infectious disease outbreaks is often gathered indirectly, from doctor's reports and health board records. It also typically underestimates the actual number of cases, but the relationship between the observed proxies and the numbers that drive the diseases is complicated, non...

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Main Authors: V. Marmara, A. Cook, A. Kleczkowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-12-01
Series:Epidemics
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755436514000590