epiforecasts / exploreringbp

Exploring the feasibility of controlling 2019-nCoV outbreaks by isolation of cases and contacts

Explore the feasibility of controlling 2019-nCoV outbreaks by isolation of cases and contacts

This application allows interactive exploration of individual contact tracing and isolation scenarios for the 2019-nCoV outbreak using the branching process model developed in “Feasibility of controlling 2019-nCoV outbreaks by isolation of cases and contacts” by Hellewell et al. For more details on the model used or the scenarios considered please see the paper.

Running the app

Install the application and required dependencies with the following:

remotes::install_github("epiforecasts/exploreringbp", dependencies = TRUE)

Run the app locally.

exploreringbp::run_app()

Usage

The results tab contains a summary of a single outbreak scenario.

The settings tab contains sliders which can be used to vary the outbreak scenario.

The details tab contains a brief overview of the model used in the app and links to resources for further information.

Docker

This app was developed in a docker container based on the tidyverse docker image.

To build the docker image run (from the exploreringbp directory):

docker build . -t exploreringbp

To run the docker image run:

docker run -d -p 8787:8787 --name exploreringbp -e USER=exploreringbp -e PASSWORD=exploreringbp exploreringbp

The rstudio client can be found on port :8787 at your local machines ip. The default username:password is exploreringbp:exploreringbp, set the user with -e USER=username, and the password with - e PASSWORD=newpasswordhere.