Inferring person-to-person networks of Plasmodium falciparum transmission: are analyses of routine surveillance data up to the task?

Table 1 Characteristics of simulated data generated using the branching process model

Inference setting			Network Size	Number of outbreaks	Prop. imported	D	τ_s	τ_l
Space	Time	Travel
Yes	Yes	Estimate	775	43	0.046	4.40	0.63	0.57
Yes	Yes	Believe	775	492	0.59	5.44	1	0
Yes	Yes	No	775	36	0.039	4.93	NA	NA
No	Yes	Estimate	775	1	0.0013	NA	0.83	0.57
No	Yes	Believe	775	489	0.58	NA	1	0

A description of the simulated data used in the inference exercises are reported for each of the five inference settings. The total number of nodes in the network, the number of distinct outbreaks, the proportion of cases that are imported, and the underlying parameters are provided

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