Estimation of the serial interval and proportion of pre-symptomatic transmission events of COVID− 19 in Ireland using contact tracing data

• Main Authors: Conor G. McAloon (Author), Patrick Wall (Author), John Griffin (Author), Miriam Casey (Author), Ann Barber (Author), Mary Codd (Author), Eamonn Gormley (Author), Francis Butler (Author), Locksley L. McV Messam (Author), Cathal Walsh (Author), Conor Teljeur (Author), Breda Smyth (Author), Philip Nolan (Author), Martin J. Green (Author), Luke O'Grady (Author), Kieran Culhane (Author), Claire Buckley (Author), Ciara Carroll (Author), Sarah Doyle (Author), Jennifer Martin (Author), Simon J. More (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The serial interval is the period of time between the onset of symptoms in an infector and an infectee and is an important parameter which can impact on the estimation of the reproduction number. Whilst several parameters influencing infection transmission are expected to be cons...