Epiverse Epidemiological Data Science Training for Africa

Introduction to R

Course resources

• Intro R course website (for selected trainees through provided login)
• Interactive R tutorials in EN, FR, ES, and PR
• Epidemiologist R Handbook (available in many languages)
• Applied Epi Community (forum)

Epidemic and Mathematical Theory

Course resources

• Introduction to Epidemic Theory (EN/FR)
• General Epidemiology (EN/FR)
• Introduction to Statistics and Probability Using the epiparameter R Package (EN/FR)
• Epidemiological Parameters Using the epiparameter R Package (EN/FR)
• Building a Deterministic Model (EN/FR)

Reading and Cleaning Data for Outbreak Analytics with R

Course resources

• Read case data (EN/FR)
• Clean and validate (EN/FR)
• Aggregate and visualize (EN/FR)

Real-time Analysis and Forecasting for Outbreak Analytics with R

Course resources

• Access epidemiological delay distributions (EN/FR)
• Quantify transmissions (EN/FR)
• Use delay distribution analysis (EN/FR)
• Create a short-term forecast (EN/FR)
• Estimation of outbreak severity (EN/FR)
• Account for superspreading (EN/FR)

Scenario Modelling for Outbreak Analytics with R

Course resources

• Simulate transmission chains (EN/FR)
• Simulating transmission (EN/FR)
• Choosing an appropriate model (EN/FR)
• Modelling interventions (EN/FR)
• Comparing public health outcomes of interventions (EN/FR)