calculate_R0: Calculate the Dengue reproduction number (R_0)

Description Usage Arguments Value

View source: R/calculating_R0.R

Description

calculate_R0 calculates the dengue reproduction number using the at-equilibrium number of primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary infections in a population and their relative infectiousness.

Usage

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calculate_R0(FOI, n_j, u_lim, l_lim, phis)

Arguments

FOI

The force of infection value. Numeric.

n_j

A numeric vector of the proportion of individuals in each age group in the human population.

u_lim

A numeric vector of the upper age limits of the population age groups.

l_lim

A numeric vector of the lower age limits of the population age groups.

phis

A numeric vector of length = 4 of the relative infectiousness of primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary dengue infections.

Value

Numeric.


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