53 citations · 66 across the 3 of their papers we have counts for
3 papers
stat.AP2010★ 12 cited
Using epidemic prevalence data to jointly estimate reproduction and removal
Jan van den Broek, Hiroshi Nishiura
This study proposes a nonhomogeneous birth--death model which captures the dynamics of a directly transmitted infectious disease. Our model accounts for an important aspect of obse…
q-bio.PE2008★ 1 cited
Backcalculation of the disease-age specific frequency of secondary transmission of primary pneumonic plague
Hiroshi Nishiura
Aim: To assess the frequency of secondary transmissions of primary pneumonic plague relative to the onset of fever. Methods: A simple backcalculation method was employed to estimat…
q-bio.PE2007★ 53 cited
Quantifying the transmission potential of pandemic influenza
Gerardo Chowell, Hiroshi Nishiura
This article reviews quantitative methods to estimate the basic reproduction number of pandemic influenza, a key threshold quantity to help determine the intensity of interventions…