A statistical method utilizing information of imported cases to estimate the transmissibility for an influenza pandemic

A statistical method utilizing information of imported cases to estimate the transmissibility for an influenza pandemic

Abstract Background In a new influenza pandemic, travel data such as arrival times of cases seeded by the originating country can be regarded as a combination of the epidemic size and the mobility networks of infections connecting the originating country with other regions. It can be a complete and...

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Main Authors: Ka Chun Chong, Benny Chung Ying Zee, Maggie Haitian Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-02-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Basic reproduction number
Epidemic models
Travel data
SIR model
Influenza pandemic
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-017-0300-1

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