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Pros and cons of estimating the reproduction number from early epidemic growth rate of influenza A (H1N1) 2009
In many parts of the world, the exponential growth rate of infections during the initial epidemic phase has been used to make statistical inferences on the reproduction number, R, a summary measure of the transmission potential for the novel influenza A (H1N1) 2009. The growth rate at the initial stage …