[HTML][HTML] Accounting for historical injustices in mathematical models of infectious disease transmission: an analytic overview
Differences in infectious disease risk, acquisition, and severity arise from intersectional
systems of oppression and resulting historical injustices that shape individual behavior and …
systems of oppression and resulting historical injustices that shape individual behavior and …
There are no equal opportunity infectors: epidemiological modelers must rethink our approach to inequality in infection risk
Mathematical models have come to play a key role in global pandemic preparedness and
outbreak response: helping to plan for disease burden, hospital capacity, and inform …
outbreak response: helping to plan for disease burden, hospital capacity, and inform …
Modeling infectious disease dynamics in the complex landscape of global health
BACKGROUND Despite many notable successes in prevention and control, infectious
diseases remain an enormous threat to human and animal health. The ecological and …
diseases remain an enormous threat to human and animal health. The ecological and …
Modeling approaches toward understanding infectious disease transmission
LA Skrip, JP Townsend - Immunoepidemiology, 2019 - Springer
Long-standing neglected diseases continue to challenge our global health infrastructure,
and emerging pathogens pose new threats worldwide. To inform prevention and response …
and emerging pathogens pose new threats worldwide. To inform prevention and response …
Invited commentary: to make long-term gains against infection inequity, infectious disease epidemiology needs to develop a more sociological imagination
J Zelner, R Naraharisetti, S Zelner - American Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
In a recent article in the Journal, Noppert et al.(Am J Epidemiol. 2023; 192 (3): 475–482)
articulated in detail the mechanisms connecting high-level “fundamental social causes” of …
articulated in detail the mechanisms connecting high-level “fundamental social causes” of …
Commentary: Linking Data and Models: The Importance of Statistical Analyses to Inform Models for the Transmission Dynamics of Infections
Analyzing infectious disease data presents unique challenges for epidemiologists and
biostatisticians. Unlike chronic diseases, for which a person's risk depends only on his or her …
biostatisticians. Unlike chronic diseases, for which a person's risk depends only on his or her …
What's next: using infectious disease mathematical modelling to address health disparities
DM Richard, M Lipsitch - International Journal of Epidemiology, 2024 - academic.oup.com
International Epidemiological Association severity parameters, highlighting the close
dependence of models on high-quality data stratified by social determinants. Other studies …
dependence of models on high-quality data stratified by social determinants. Other studies …
Merging economics and epidemiology to improve the prediction and management of infectious disease
Mathematical epidemiology, one of the oldest and richest areas in mathematical biology,
has significantly enhanced our understanding of how pathogens emerge, evolve, and …
has significantly enhanced our understanding of how pathogens emerge, evolve, and …
[HTML][HTML] Incorporating equity in infectious disease modeling: case study of a distributional impact framework for measles transmission
Introduction Deterministic compartmental models of infectious diseases like measles
typically reflect biological heterogeneities in the risk of infection and severity to characterize …
typically reflect biological heterogeneities in the risk of infection and severity to characterize …
Quantifying the impact of social groups and vaccination on inequalities in infectious diseases using a mathematical model
Background Social and cultural disparities in infectious disease burden are caused by
systematic differences between communities. Some differences have a direct and …
systematic differences between communities. Some differences have a direct and …