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 * The functions `get_dist`, `get_generation_time`, `get_incubation_period` have been deprecated and replaced with examples. By @sbfnk in #481 and reviewed by @seabbs.
 * The utility function `update_list()` has been removed in favour
 of `modifyList()` from the `utils` package that comes with an
-installation of R. By @jamesmbaazam in # and reviewed by .
+installation of R. By @jamesmbaazam in #491 and reviewed by .
 
 ## Documentation