Finding evidence for local transmission of contagious disease in molecular epidemiological datasets.

Surveillance systems of contagious diseases record information on cases to monitor incidence of disease and to evaluate effectiveness of interventions. These systems focus on a well-defined population; a key question is whether observed cases are infected through local transmission within the popula...

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Main Authors: Rolf J F Ypma, Tjibbe Donker, W Marijn van Ballegooijen, Jacco Wallinga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3724731?pdf=render