Mathematical models to characterize early epidemic growth: A review

Physics of Life Reviews

Volumn 18, Issue , 2016, Pages 66-97

  Chowell, Gerardo ^a,b   Sattenspiel, Lisa ^c   Bansal, Shweta ^b,d   Viboud, Cécile ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemic growth patterns; Epidemic modeling; Individual based model; Reproduction number; Spatial models; Sub exponential epidemic growth

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DISEASES; DYNAMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; MIXING;

EPIDEMIC MODELING; GROWTH PATTERNS; INDIVIDUAL BASED MODEL; REPRODUCTION NUMBERS; SPATIAL MODELS;

DISEASE CONTROL;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; THEORETICAL MODEL; TIME FACTOR;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; EPIDEMICS; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84979608830     PISSN: 15710645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plrev.2016.07.005     Document Type: Review

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