Simultaneous inference of phylogenetic and transmission trees in infectious disease outbreaks.

Whole-genome sequencing of pathogens from host samples becomes more and more routine during infectious disease outbreaks. These data provide information on possible transmission events which can be used for further epidemiologic analyses, such as identification of risk factors for infectivity and tr...

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Main Authors: Don Klinkenberg, Jantien A Backer, Xavier Didelot, Caroline Colijn, Jacco Wallinga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-05-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005495