Deterministic epidemic models overestimate the basic reproduction number of observed outbreaks
The basic reproduction number, R0, is a well-known quantifier of epidemic spread. However, a class of existing methods for estimating R0 from incidence data early in the epidemic can lead to an over-estimation of this quantity. In particular, when fitting deterministic models to estimate the rate of...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
2024-09-01
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Series: | Infectious Disease Modelling |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468042724000277 |