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. 2015 Oct 30;5:15818. doi: 10.1038/srep15818

Table 2. Published estimates of the basic reproduction number R 0 for Ebola in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia.

Location R0 95% CI (if given) Reference
Guinea 1.11   21
  1.2552 [1.2211,1.2893] Obtained here
  1.52   20
  1.71 [1.44,2.01] 39
  1.79 [1.47,1.79] 37
Sierra Leone 1.26   21
  1.32 [1.19,1.37] 37
  1.6093 [1.5609,1.6577] Obtained here
  2.02 [1.79,2.26] 39
  2.42   20
Liberia 1.54   21
  1.63 [1.59,1.66] 40
  1.65   20
  1.73 [1.66,1.83] 41
  1.7994 [1.7655,1.8333] Obtained here
  1.81 [1.34,2.75] 37
  1.83 [1.72,1.94] 39
  1.84 [1.60,2.13] 42
  2.49 [2.38,2.60] 43