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-# ESID - Epidemiologisches Simulationstool für den Infektionsschutz in Deutschland
+# ESID - Epidemiological Scenarios for Infectious Diseases
 ESID is a visualization of infectious disease propagation developed at the [German Aerospace Center (DLR)](https://www.dlr.de/).
 It allows displaying historical data, as well as analyzing simulation results of pandemics.