Monitoring the reproductive number of COVID-19 in France: Comparative estimates from three datasets.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The effective reproduction number (Rt) quantifies the average number of secondary cases caused by one person with an infectious disease. Near-real-time monitoring of Rt during an outbreak is a major indicator used to monitor changes in disease transmission and assess the effectiveness of interventions. The estimation of Rt usually requires the identification of infected cases in the population, which can prove challenging with the available data, especially when asymptomatic people or with mild symptoms are not usually screened. The purpose of this study was to perform sensitivity analysis of Rt estimates for COVID-19 surveillance in France based on three data sources with different sensitivities and specificities for identifying infected cases.

Methods

We applied

SUBMITTER: Bonaldi C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10617725 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature