PROBLEM: Outbreak analysis and mathematical modelling are crucial for planning public
health responses to infectious disease outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics. This paper …

During the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, decision-makers had access to mathematical and
computational models that were not available in previous pandemics in 1918, 1957, and …

Background The volume of influenza pandemic modelling studies has increased
dramatically in the last decade. Many models incorporate now sophisticated …

Background Given the enormity of challenges involved in pandemic preparedness, design
and implementation of effective and cost‐effective public health policies is a major task that …

Influenza pandemics have occurred throughout history and were associated with substantial
excess mortality and morbidity. Mathematical models of infectious diseases permit …

Please cite this paper as: Moghadas et al.(2011) Canada in the face of the 2009 H1N1
pandemic. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 5 (2), 83–88. Background Initial public …

Abstract In accordance with World Health Organization guidelines, the Dutch Ministry of
Health, Welfare and Sports designed a national plan to minimize effects of pandemic …

The rising importance of infectious disease modeling makes this an appropriate time for a
guide for public health practitioners tasked with preparing for, and responding to, an …

Public health-related decision-making on policies aimed at controlling epidemics is
increasingly evidence-based, exploiting multiple sources of data. Policy makers rely on …

New disease challenges, societal demands and better or novel types of data, drive
innovations in the structure, formulation and analysis of epidemic models. Innovations in …