Epidemics control and logistics operations: A review

TK Dasaklis, CP Pappis, NP Rachaniotis - International Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Outbreaks of epidemics account for a great number of deaths. Communicable or infectious
diseases are also a major cause of mortality in the aftermath of natural or man-made …

Challenges and opportunities of mass vaccination centers in COVID-19 times: a rapid review of literature

V Gianfredi, F Pennisi, A Lume, GE Ricciardi… - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
A mass vaccination center is a location, normally used for nonhealthcare activities, set up for
high-volume and high-speed vaccinations during infectious disease emergencies. The high …

A new epidemics–logistics model: Insights into controlling the Ebola virus disease in West Africa

İE Büyüktahtakın, E des-Bordes, EY Kıbış - European Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Compartmental models have been a phenomenon of studying epidemics. However, existing
compartmental models do not explicitly consider the spatial spread of an epidemic and …

The effectiveness of contact tracing in emerging epidemics

D Klinkenberg, C Fraser, H Heesterbeek - PloS one, 2006 - journals.plos.org
Background Contact tracing plays an important role in the control of emerging infectious
diseases, but little is known yet about its effectiveness. Here we deduce from a generic …

Stochastic optimization for vaccine and testing kit allocation for the COVID-19 pandemic

L Thul, W Powell - European journal of operational research, 2023 - Elsevier
We present a formal mathematical modeling framework for a multi-agent sequential decision
problem during an epidemic. The problem is formulated as a collaboration between a …

A multi-stage stochastic programming approach to epidemic resource allocation with equity considerations

X Yin, IE Büyüktahtakın - Health Care Management Science, 2021 - Springer
Existing compartmental models in epidemiology are limited in terms of optimizing the
resource allocation to control an epidemic outbreak under disease growth uncertainty. In this …

Maintaining efficient logistics and supply chain management operations during and after coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic: Learning from the past experiences

U Illahi, MS Mir - Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2021 - Springer
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) forced the governing bodies across the
world to ban all kinds of travel involving the movement of people. However, the policymakers …

[HTML][HTML] Contact tracing–old models and new challenges

J Müller, M Kretzschmar - Infectious Disease Modelling, 2021 - Elsevier
Contact tracing is an effective method to control emerging infectious diseases. Since the
1980's, modellers are developing a consistent theory for contact tracing, with the aim to find …

Monkeypox virus vaccine evolution and global preparedness for vaccination

C Chakraborty, M Bhattacharya, AR Sharma… - International …, 2022 - Elsevier
The recent emergence of monkeypox (MPX) has created a global threat. The number of
infected and suspected cases of MPX is increasing in different parts of the world, especially …

Contact tracing to control infectious disease: when enough is enough

B Armbruster, ML Brandeau - Health care management science, 2007 - Springer
Contact tracing (also known as partner notification) is a primary means of controlling
infectious diseases such as tuberculosis (TB), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and …