Benjamin Sobkowiak

Aug 10, 2023 | nature.com | Jessica E Stockdale |Kurnia Susvitasari |Benjamin Sobkowiak |Anne Watt |Norelle L. Sherry |Benjamin P. Howden

AbstractSerial intervals – the time between symptom onset in infector and infectee – are a fundamental quantity in infectious disease control. However, their estimation requires knowledge of individuals’ exposures, typically obtained through resource-intensive contact tracing efforts. We introduce an alternate framework using virus sequences to inform who infected whom and thereby estimate serial intervals.