Estimating the generation interval for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) based on symptom onset data, March 2020
Estimating the generation interval for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) based on symptom onset data, March 2020
BackgroundEstimating key infectious disease parameters from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak is essential for modelling studies and guiding intervention strategies.AimWe estimate the generation interval, serial interval, proportion of pre-symptomatic transmission and effective reproduction number of COVID-19. We illustrate that reproduction numbers calculated based on serial interval estimates can be biased.MethodsWe …