The epidemic dynamics of infectious diseases vary among cities, but it is unclear how this is
caused by patterns of infectious contact among individuals. Here, we ask whether systematic …

Humans can impact the spatial transmission dynamics of infectious diseases by introducing
pathogens into susceptible environments. The rate at which this occurs depends in part on …

Background Infectious diseases spread through inherently spatial processes. Road and air
traffic data have been used to model these processes at national and global scales. At …

Individual-based models of infectious disease transmission depend on accurate
quantification of fine-scale patterns of human movement. Existing models of movement …

Newly available datasets present exciting opportunities to investigate how human
population movement contributes to the spread of infectious diseases across large …

Infectious diseases outbreaks are often characterized by a spatial component induced by
hosts' distribution, mobility and interactions. Spatial models that incorporate hosts' …

Human mobility plays a crucial role in the temporal and spatial spreading of infectious
diseases. During the past few decades, researchers have been extensively investigating …

Among the realistic ingredients to be considered in the computational modeling of infectious
diseases, human mobility represents a crucial challenge both on the theoretical side and in …

Simple spatial interaction models of human mobility based on physical laws have been used
extensively in the social, biological, and physical sciences, and in the study of the human …

With the recent resurgence of vector-borne diseases due to urbanization and development
there is an urgent need to understand the dynamics of vector-borne diseases in rapidly …