The reproduction number(R)serves as a fundamental metric in the examination of infectious disease outbreaks,epidemics,and pandemics.Despite an array of available methods for estimating,both newcomers and established p...The reproduction number(R)serves as a fundamental metric in the examination of infectious disease outbreaks,epidemics,and pandemics.Despite an array of available methods for estimating,both newcomers and established public health professionals often encounter difficulties in comprehending the circumstances for their use and their constrictions.Consequently,this review intends to offer elementary guidance on’s selection and estimation approaches.To facilitate our review,we executed an extensive search on PubMed and Web of Science applying the following search approach:[“Basic Reproduction Number/classification”(Mesh)]AND[“Basic Reproduction Number/prevention and control”(Mesh)]OR[“Basic Reproduction Number/statistics and numerical data”(Mesh)].展开更多
基金Supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2021ZD0113903,2021YFC2301604)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(20720230001).
文摘The reproduction number(R)serves as a fundamental metric in the examination of infectious disease outbreaks,epidemics,and pandemics.Despite an array of available methods for estimating,both newcomers and established public health professionals often encounter difficulties in comprehending the circumstances for their use and their constrictions.Consequently,this review intends to offer elementary guidance on’s selection and estimation approaches.To facilitate our review,we executed an extensive search on PubMed and Web of Science applying the following search approach:[“Basic Reproduction Number/classification”(Mesh)]AND[“Basic Reproduction Number/prevention and control”(Mesh)]OR[“Basic Reproduction Number/statistics and numerical data”(Mesh)].