pstr_gamma_params_smallpox: Posterior distribution of smallpox incubation period

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Posterior distribution of smallpox incubation period

Description

A dataset containing samples from an estimated posterior distribution of the incubation period of smallpox. Distribution was estimated from de-identified data from several sources (see References).

Usage

data(pstr_gamma_params_smallpox)

Format

A data frame with 1,000,000 rows and 6 variables:

• shape shape parameter of gamma distribution

• scale scale parameter of gamma distribution

• idx index of sample

• median the median correponding to this posterior sample

• p95 the 95th percentile correponding to this posterior sample

• chain which chain the sample belongs to

References

• Litvinjenko, S., Arsic, B. & Borjanovic, S. Epidemiologic Aspects of Smallpox in Yugoslavia in 1972. Bulletin of the World Health Organization (1972).

• Mack, T. M. Smallpox in Europe, 1950-1971. Journal of Infectious Diseases 125, 161–169 (1972).

• Nishiura, H. Determination of the appropriate quarantine period following smallpox exposure: an objective approach using the incubation period distribution. Int J Hyg Environ Health 212, 97–104 (2009).

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