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Sample size in social contact surveys for epidemic modelling

2026-03-31

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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> <h4>Background</h4> Social contact surveys, which measure who-contacts-whom, are widely used to inform infectious disease transmission models and estimate the reproduction number (R), a key metric for assessing epidemic risk. Despite their widespread use, sample size calculations are not routinely performed. <h4>Aims</h4> To assess the impact of sample size on estimates of R and determine a pr...

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Literature Corpus work: 13a50f78-e6f3-551c-879b-0135c44d3917
DOI: 10.64898/2026.03.30.26349407

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