Why are different estimates of the effective reproductive number so different? A case study on COVID-19 in Germany.

Why are different estimates of the effective reproductive number so different? A case study on COVID-19 in Germany.

The effective reproductive number Rt has taken a central role in the scientific, political, and public discussion during the COVID-19 pandemic, with numerous real-time estimates of this quantity routinely published. Disagreement between estimates can be substantial and may lead to confusion among de...

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Main Authors: Elisabeth K Brockhaus, Daniel Wolffram, Tanja Stadler, Michael Osthege, Tanmay Mitra, Jonas M Littek, Ekaterina Krymova, Anna J Klesen, Jana S Huisman, Stefan Heyder, Laura M Helleckes, Matthias An der Heiden, Sebastian Funk, Sam Abbott, Johannes Bracher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-11-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011653&type=printable

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