This release of the "Ebola Outbreak Meta-Analysis" repository, containing all data, code, and documentation needed to reproduce the analyses in Paasi et al. (2025):
Data:
data/data_extraction_with_guide.csv (template and guide)
data/data_extraction_example.csv (example extraction for Gulu 2000)
Code:
code/meta_analysis.R (meta-analysis and meta-regression scripts)
code/session_info.R (R session information for reproducibility)
Figures (will be generated by running meta_analysis.R):
figures/forest_plot_cfr.png
figures/bubble_plot_delay_vs_cfr.png
figures/bubble_plot_onset_to_response.png
Supplementary:
supplementary/PRISMA_checklist_filled.pdf (completed PRISMA 2020 checklist)
supplementary/excluded_studies_list.csv (list of full-text exclusions with reasons)
supplementary/PRISMA_flow_diagram.png (flowchart of screening process)
Documentation:
README.md (overview, instructions, and folder structure)
CITATION.cff (how to cite this repository)
requirements.txt (R package dependencies)
LICENSE (CC BY 4.0)
To reproduce the paper's results:
Install R ≥ 4.3.2 and the packages listed in requirements.txt.
Populate data/data_extraction_with_guide.csv with outbreak data.
Run code/meta_analysis.R to generate pooled CFR estimates, meta-regression outputs, and figures.
See code/session_info.R for the exact R session details.
This release is linked to a Zenodo DOI:
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