Infectious diseases and human behavior are intertwined. On one side, our movements and
interactions are the engines of transmission. On the other, the unfolding of viruses might …

In recent years the research community has accumulated overwhelming evidence for the
emergence of complex and heterogeneous connectivity patterns in a wide range of …

Background The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has spread to nearly every country in the world …

Staying home and avoiding unnecessary contact is an important part of the effort to contain
COVID-19 and limit deaths. Every state in the United States enacted policies to encourage …

This article reviews and presents various solved and open problems in the development,
analysis, and control of epidemic models. The proper modeling and analysis of spreading …

We review behavioural change models (BCMs) for infectious disease transmission in
humans. Following the Cochrane collaboration guidelines and the PRISMA statement, our …

It is increasingly recognized that a key component of successful infection control efforts is
understanding the complex, two-way interaction between disease dynamics and human …

Historically, infectious diseases caused considerable damage to human societies, and they
continue to do so today. To help reduce their impact, mathematical models of disease …

In recent years the increasing availability of computer power and informatics tools has
enabled the gathering of reliable data quantifying the complexity of socio-technical systems …

The effect of vaccination coupled with the behavioral response of the population is not well
understood. Our model incorporates two important dynamically varying population …