README.md

Simulated-data

Use this repo to be used to generate simulated datasets for all kind of purposes within Epicentre (training, interviews, case-study ect...)

Moïssala Measles Outbreak

This datasets (~ 5000 cases) simulates an outbreak of Measles across Southern Chad. It is made of a main linelist and a corresponding laboratory dataset. The linelist is built so that vacc_status, age_group, muac_cat are associated with a dead outcome.

Look at the .Rmd document for some ideas of analysis that can be done.

To replicate the data:

1. measles_data.R creates a lists of different paramaters and distributions for a measle outbreak, using the data from the East Africa Surveillance dashboard
2. gen_linelist.R uses {simulist} to generate a realistic linelist for the Measle outbreak. It then attributes symptoms and outcome based on a logistic regression model.
3. gen_lab_data.R uses the clean simulated linelist to generate a laboratory datasets of confirmed cases
4. make_raw_linelist.R takes both the simulated linelist and the laboratory data to add some dirtiness and change the columns names before exporting to .xlsx