Increasing situational awareness through nowcasting of the reproduction number

• Main Authors: Andrea Bizzotto (Author), Giorgio Guzzetta (Author), Valentina Marziano (Author), Martina Del Manso (Author), Alberto Mateo Urdiales (Author), Daniele Petrone (Author), Andrea Cannone (Author), Chiara Sacco (Author), Piero Poletti (Author), Mattia Manica (Author), Agnese Zardini (Author), Filippo Trentini (Author), Massimo Fabiani (Author), Antonino Bella (Author), Flavia Riccardo (Author), Patrizio Pezzotti (Author), Marco Ajelli (Author), Stefano Merler (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundThe time-varying reproduction number R is a critical variable for situational awareness during infectious disease outbreaks; however, delays between infection and reporting of cases hinder its accurate estimation in real-time. A number of nowcasting methods, leveraging available informatio...