Evaluating the use of the reproduction number as an epidemiological tool, using spatio-temporal trends of the Covid-19 outbreak in England
The time-varying reproduction number (Rt: the average number secondary infections caused by each infected person) may be used to assess changes in transmission potential during an epidemic. Since new infections usually are not observed directly, it...
Katharine Sherratt
32d ago
1/7 In the UK, the reproduction (R) number is a #COVID19 policy headline. But what is R based on, and what does it really tell us about who is getting infected? New paper with @seabbs, @sbfunk, and others at @cmmid_lshtm: medrxiv.org/content/10.110… [NOT PEER REVIEWED] pic.twitter.com/DfWWRCeBvk
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Evaluating the use of the reproduction number as an epidemiological tool, using spatio-temporal trends of the Covid-19 outbreak in England medrxiv.org/cgi/content/sh… #medRxiv