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Table 4 Estimates and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of R 0 for the 2009 pH1N1 in Mexico with different lengths of infectious period (1/γ), proportions of asymptomatic infections (θ), average duration of stays (d), and trends of travel rates

From: A statistical method utilizing information of imported cases to estimate the transmissibility for an influenza pandemic

  

1/γ = 3 days

1/γ = 2 days

1/γ = 4 days

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\( {\widehat{R}}_0 \)

95% CI

\( {\widehat{R}}_0 \)

95% CI

\( {\widehat{R}}_0 \)

95% CI

Uniformly travels

d = 3 days

θ = 30%

1.69

(1.65, 1.73)

1.45

(1.42, 1.48)

1.94

(1.88, 1.99)

θ = 10%

1.67

(1.63, 1.70)

1.44

(1.41, 1.46)

1.91

(1.86, 1.95)

θ = 50%

1.73

(1.69, 1.78)

1.48

(1.44, 1.51)

1.99

(1.93, 2.06)

d = 5 days

θ = 30%

1.66

(1.62, 1.70)

1.43

(1.40, 1.45)

1.90

(1.84, 1.95)

θ = 10%

1.64

(1.60, 1.67)

1.41

(1.39, 1.44)

1.86

(1.81, 1.91)

θ = 50%

1.70

(1.65, 1.74)

1.45

(1.42, 1.48)

1.95

(1.88, 2.01)

Decreasing travels

d = 3 days

θ = 30%

1.70

(1.66, 1.74)

1.46

(1.43, 1.48)

1.95

(1.89, 2.00)

θ = 10%

1.68

(1.64, 1.71)

1.44

(1.41, 1.46)

1.92

(1.87, 1.96)

θ = 50%

1.74

(1.69, 1.79)

1.48

(1.45, 1.51)

2.00

(1.93, 2.06)

d = 5 days

θ = 30%

1.68

(1.63, 1.71)

1.43

(1.40, 1.46)

1.90

(1.85, 1.96)

θ = 10%

1.64

(1.60, 1.68)

1.42

(1.39, 1.44)

1.87

(1.82, 1.92)

θ = 50%

1.70

(1.66, 1.75)

1.46

(1.43, 1.49)

1.95

(1.89, 2.01)