Epidemiological analysis of the eyam plague outbreak of 1665–1666

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 283, Issue 1830, 2016, Pages

  Whittles, Lilith K ^a   Didelot, Xavier ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Interhuman transmission; Monte carlo markov chain; Plague; Rodent reservoir; Two level mixing model

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MARKOV CHAIN; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; POVERTY; RISK FACTOR; SEASONALITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VILLAGE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RODENTIA; YERSINIA PESTIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; BAYES THEOREM; ENGLAND; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HISTORY; HUMAN; MALE; MARKOV CHAIN; PATHOGENICITY; PLAGUE; RODENT; SEASON; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRANSMISSION; YERSINIA PESTIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PLAGUE; RODENTIA; SEASONS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 84983069482     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2016.0618     Document Type: Article

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