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Table 2 Epidemiological and evolutionary parameters for Ebola virus. When several studies are cited, the mean value weighted by the sample size of the study was used

From: outbreaker2: a modular platform for outbreak reconstruction

Parameter

Value

Reference

Generation time in days (SD)

14.4 (8.9)

[1, 33, 34]

Time-to-collection in days (SD)

14.4 (8.9)

Assumed same as generation time

Basic reproduction number R0

1.8

[33]

Mutation rate (per site per day)

3.1 × 10− 6

[35,36,37]

Genome length (bases)

18,958

[35, 38]