This dataset, ebola_cases_df, is a data frame containing daily time series counts of new individuals exhibiting clinical signs of Ebola virus disease, as well as the number of daily removals (e.g., deaths or recoveries), during the 1995 Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Usage
data(ebola_cases_df)Format
A data frame with 192 observations and 3 variables:
- time
Integer indicating the number of days since the beginning of observation
- clin_signs
Integer indicating the number of new individuals with clinical signs of Ebola
- removals
Integer indicating the number of new removals (e.g., deaths or recoveries)
Details
The dataset name has been kept as 'ebola_cases_df' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the infectiousR package and assists users in identifying its specific characteristics. The suffix 'df' indicates that the dataset is a data frame. The original content has not been modified in any way.