Using data on social contacts to estimate age-specific transmission parameters for respiratory-spread infectious agents
J Wallinga, P Teunis… - American journal of …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
The estimation of transmission parameters has been problematic for diseases that rely
predominantly on transmission of pathogens from person to person through small infectious …
predominantly on transmission of pathogens from person to person through small infectious …
Evolution and use of dynamic transmission models for measles and rubella risk and policy analysis
KM Thompson - Risk Analysis, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The devastation caused by periodic measles outbreaks motivated efforts over more than a
century to mathematically model measles disease and transmission. Following the …
century to mathematically model measles disease and transmission. Following the …
Assessing optimal target populations for influenza vaccination programmes: an evidence synthesis and modelling study
Background Influenza vaccine policies that maximise health benefit through efficient use of
limited resources are needed. Generally, influenza vaccination programmes have targeted …
limited resources are needed. Generally, influenza vaccination programmes have targeted …
[HTML][HTML] Approximate Bayesian Computation for infectious disease modelling
A Minter, R Retkute - Epidemics, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Approximate Bayesian Computation (ABC) techniques are a suite of model fitting
methods which can be implemented without a using likelihood function. In order to use ABC …
methods which can be implemented without a using likelihood function. In order to use ABC …
Mixing patterns between age groups in social networks
We present a method for estimating transmission matrices that describe the mixing and the
probability of infection between age groups. Transmission matrices can be used to estimate …
probability of infection between age groups. Transmission matrices can be used to estimate …
[图书][B] Modeling infectious disease parameters based on serological and social contact data: a modern statistical perspective
Mathematical epidemiology of infectious diseases usually involves describing the flow of
individuals between mutually exclusive infection states. One of the key parameters …
individuals between mutually exclusive infection states. One of the key parameters …
[HTML][HTML] An age-cohort simulation model for generating COVID-19 scenarios: A study from Ireland's pandemic response
The COVID-19 pandemic presented an immediate need for the Irish Government to
establish modelling capacity in order to inform public health decision making. A broad …
establish modelling capacity in order to inform public health decision making. A broad …
Social contacts of school children and the transmission of respiratory-spread pathogens
RT Mikolajczyk, MK Akmatov, S Rastin… - Epidemiology & …, 2008 - cambridge.org
Empirical data about contact frequencies of children is needed for estimating parameters in
mathematical modelling studies that investigate the effect of targeting influenza intervention …
mathematical modelling studies that investigate the effect of targeting influenza intervention …
Seventy-five years of estimating the force of infection from current status data
The force of infection, describing the rate at which a susceptible person acquires an
infection, is a key parameter in models estimating the infectious disease burden, and the …
infection, is a key parameter in models estimating the infectious disease burden, and the …
[HTML][HTML] Characterizing the impact of spatial clustering of susceptibility for measles elimination
Measles elimination efforts are primarily focused on achieving and maintaining national
vaccination coverage goals, based on estimates of the critical vaccination threshold (V c) …
vaccination coverage goals, based on estimates of the critical vaccination threshold (V c) …