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Estimation of<i>R</i><sub>0</sub>from the initial phase of an outbreak of a vector-borne infection

Estimation of<i>R</i><sub>0</sub>from the initial phase of an outbreak of a vector-borne infection

Summaryen The magnitude of the basic reproduction ratio R0 of an epidemic can be estimated in several ways, namely, from the final size of the epidemic, from the average age at first infection, or from the initial growth phase of the outbreak. In this paper, we discuss this last method …