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Record Nr.

UNINA9910965678803321

Autore

Becker Niels G. <1942->

Titolo

Modeling to inform infectious disease control / / Niels G. Becker, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, Florida : , : CRC Press, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

1-04-021166-6

0-429-15545-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Collana

Chapman & Hall/CRC Biostatistics Series

Chapman & Hall Book

Disciplina

616.9

Soggetti

Communicable diseases

Infection

Mathematical models

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

A Chapman and Hall book--cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1: Introduction; CHAPTER 2: Minor outbreaks when infectives are homogeneous; CHAPTER 3: Minor outbreaks in a community of households; CHAPTER 4: Minor outbreaks when individuals differ; CHAPTER 5: Transmission intensity function; CHAPTER 6: Partially effective vaccines; CHAPTER 7: Social distancing; CHAPTER 8: Reducing epidemic size; CHAPTER 9: Dynamics of infection incidence; CHAPTER 10: Using data to inform model choice; Terminology and notation; References; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Effectively Assess Intervention Options for Controlling Infectious DiseasesOur experiences with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), and Ebola virus disease (EVD) remind us of the continuing need to be vigilant against the emergence of new infectious diseases. Mathematical modeling is increasingly used in the management of infectious disease control as a way to assess interventions relatively quickly, cheaply, and safely. Modeling to Inform Infectious Disease Control shows readers how to take advantage of these models when developing strategies to m