The R0 package: a toolbox to estimate reproduction numbers for epidemic outbreaks
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- 18 December 2012
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
- Vol. 12 (1), 147
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6947-12-147
Abstract
Several generic methods have been proposed to estimate transmission parameters during an outbreak, especially the reproduction number. However, as of today, no dedicated software exists that implements these methods and allow comparisons.Keywords
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