Estimation of the Basic Reproduction Number for Infectious Diseases from Age-Stratified Serological Survey Data
Estimation of the Basic Reproduction Number for Infectious Diseases from Age-Stratified Serological Survey Data
SUMMARY The basic reproduction number of an infection, R0, is the average number of secondary infections generated by a single typical infective individual in a totally susceptible population. It is directly related to the effort required to eliminate infection. We consider statistical methods for estimating R0 from age-stratified serological survey …