Rapid review and meta-analysis of serial intervals for SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron variants
Background The serial interval is the period of time between symptom onset in the primary
case and symptom onset in the secondary case. Understanding the serial interval is …
case and symptom onset in the secondary case. Understanding the serial interval is …
Practical considerations for measuring the effective reproductive number, Rt
Estimation of the effective reproductive number R t is important for detecting changes in
disease transmission over time. During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) …
disease transmission over time. During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) …
Assessing changes in incubation period, serial interval, and generation time of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background After the first COVID-19 wave caused by the ancestral lineage, the pandemic
has been fueled from the continuous emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variants …
has been fueled from the continuous emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variants …
The time scale of asymptomatic transmission affects estimates of epidemic potential in the COVID-19 outbreak
The role of asymptomatic carriers in transmission poses challenges for control of the COVID-
19 pandemic. Study of asymptomatic transmission and implications for surveillance and …
19 pandemic. Study of asymptomatic transmission and implications for surveillance and …
Estimating the serial interval of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19): a statistical analysis using the public data in Hong Kong from January 16 to February 15 …
Background: The emerging virus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2), has caused a large outbreak of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) since the …
CoV-2), has caused a large outbreak of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) since the …
Reconciling early-outbreak estimates of the basic reproductive number and its uncertainty: framework and applications to the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) …
A novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) emerged as a global threat in December 2019. As the
epidemic progresses, disease modellers continue to focus on estimating the basic …
epidemic progresses, disease modellers continue to focus on estimating the basic …
Intrinsic generation time of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant: An observational study of household transmission
Background Starting from the final months of 2021, the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant
expanded globally, swiftly replacing Delta, the variant that was dominant at the time. Many …
expanded globally, swiftly replacing Delta, the variant that was dominant at the time. Many …
[HTML][HTML] Estimating the generation interval and inferring the latent period of COVID-19 from the contact tracing data
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged by end of 2019, and became a
serious public health threat globally in less than half a year. The generation interval and …
serious public health threat globally in less than half a year. The generation interval and …
Inferring the differences in incubation-period and generation-interval distributions of the Delta and Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2
Estimating the differences in the incubation-period, serial-interval, and generation-interval
distributions of SARS-CoV-2 variants is critical to understanding their transmission …
distributions of SARS-CoV-2 variants is critical to understanding their transmission …
Estimation in emerging epidemics: biases and remedies
When analysing new emerging infectious disease outbreaks, one typically has
observational data over a limited period of time and several parameters to estimate, such as …
observational data over a limited period of time and several parameters to estimate, such as …