Estimated Dissemination Ratio-A Practical Alternative to the Reproduction Number for Infectious Diseases

• Main Authors: Francisco J. Pérez-Reche (Author), Nick Taylor (Author), Chris McGuigan (Author), Philip Conaglen (Author), Ken J. Forbes (Author), Norval J. C. Strachan (Author), Naomi Honhold (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Policymakers require consistent and accessible tools to monitor the progress of an epidemic and the impact of control measures in real time. One such measure is the Estimated Dissemination Ratio (EDR), a straightforward, easily replicable, and robust measure of the trajectory of an outbreak that has...