monitoring outbreak progress:

What Are the Key Metrics to Monitor?

Several key metrics are essential for monitoring an outbreak:

Incidence Rate: The number of new cases in a specified period.
Prevalence: The total number of cases at a given time.
Mortality Rate: The number of deaths caused by the disease.
Case Fatality Ratio (CFR): The proportion of deaths among confirmed cases.
Reproductive Number (R0): The average number of secondary cases generated by one primary case.

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