Modeling to inform infectious disease control / Niels G. Becker, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Becker, Niels G., 1942- author.

Series:

Chapman & Hall/CRC biostatistics series.

Chapman & Hall/CRC Biostatistics Series

Chapman & Hall Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communicable diseases.

Infection.

Mathematical models.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, Florida : CRC Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Effectively Assess Intervention Options for Controlling Infectious DiseasesOur experiences with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), and Ebola virus disease (EVD) remind us of the continuing need to be vigilant against the emergence of new infectious diseases. Mathematical modeling is increasingly used in the management of infectious disease control as a way to assess interventions relatively quickly, cheaply, and safely. Modeling to Inform Infectious Disease Control shows readers how to take advantage of these models when developing strategies to m

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1: Introduction; CHAPTER 2: Minor outbreaks when infectives are homogeneous; CHAPTER 3: Minor outbreaks in a community of households; CHAPTER 4: Minor outbreaks when individuals differ; CHAPTER 5: Transmission intensity function; CHAPTER 6: Partially effective vaccines; CHAPTER 7: Social distancing; CHAPTER 8: Reducing epidemic size; CHAPTER 9: Dynamics of infection incidence; CHAPTER 10: Using data to inform model choice; Terminology and notation; References; Back Cover

Notes:

A Chapman and Hall book--cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 7, 2015).

ISBN:

1-04-021166-6

0-429-15545-X

9780429155451

OCLC:

907924080