Reconstructing transmission trees for communicable diseases using densely sampled genetic data

Whole genome sequencing of pathogens from multiple hosts in an epidemic offers the potential to investigate who infected whom with unparalleled resolution, potentially yielding important insights into disease dynamics and the impact of control measures. We considered disease outbreaks in a setting w...

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Main Authors: Worby, Colin J., O'Neill, Philip D., Kypraios, Theodore, Robotham, Julie V., De Angelis, Daniela, Cartwright, Edward J.P., Peacock, Sharon J., Cooper, Ben S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Mathematical Statistics 2016
Online Access:http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42771/
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