Projecting social contact matrices in 152 countries using contact surveys and demographic data
Heterogeneities in contact networks have a major effect in determining whether a pathogen
can become epidemic or persist at endemic levels. Epidemic models that determine which …
can become epidemic or persist at endemic levels. Epidemic models that determine which …
Projecting social contact matrices to different demographic structures
The modeling of large-scale communicable epidemics has greatly benefited in the last years
from the increasing availability of highly detailed data. Particullarly, in order to achieve …
from the increasing availability of highly detailed data. Particullarly, in order to achieve …
An infectious disease model on empirical networks of human contact: bridging the gap between dynamic network data and contact matrices
A Machens, F Gesualdo, C Rizzo, AE Tozzi… - BMC infectious …, 2013 - Springer
Background The integration of empirical data in computational frameworks designed to
model the spread of infectious diseases poses a number of challenges that are becoming …
model the spread of infectious diseases poses a number of challenges that are becoming …
Little Italy: an agent-based approach to the estimation of contact patterns-fitting predicted matrices to serological data
F Iozzi, F Trusiano, M Chinazzi, FC Billari… - PLoS computational …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Knowledge of social contact patterns still represents the most critical step for understanding
the spread of directly transmitted infections. Data on social contact patterns are, however …
the spread of directly transmitted infections. Data on social contact patterns are, however …
Inferring the structure of social contacts from demographic data in the analysis of infectious diseases spread
Social contact patterns among individuals encode the transmission route of infectious
diseases and are a key ingredient in the realistic characterization and modeling of …
diseases and are a key ingredient in the realistic characterization and modeling of …
Inferring high-resolution human mixing patterns for disease modeling
Mathematical and computational modeling approaches are increasingly used as
quantitative tools in the analysis and forecasting of infectious disease epidemics. The …
quantitative tools in the analysis and forecasting of infectious disease epidemics. The …
The dynamic nature of contact networks in infectious disease epidemiology
Although contact network models have yielded important insights into infectious disease
transmission and control throughout the last decade, researchers have just begun to explore …
transmission and control throughout the last decade, researchers have just begun to explore …
Projecting contact matrices in 177 geographical regions: An update and comparison with empirical data for the COVID-19 era
Mathematical models have played a key role in understanding the spread of directly-
transmissible infectious diseases such as Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), as well as …
transmissible infectious diseases such as Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), as well as …
Effects of heterogeneous and clustered contact patterns on infectious disease dynamics
The spread of infectious diseases fundamentally depends on the pattern of contacts
between individuals. Although studies of contact networks have shown that heterogeneity in …
between individuals. Although studies of contact networks have shown that heterogeneity in …
[HTML][HTML] Six challenges in measuring contact networks for use in modelling
Contact networks are playing an increasingly important role in epidemiology. A contact
network represents individuals in a host population as nodes and the interactions among …
network represents individuals in a host population as nodes and the interactions among …