This primer article focuses on the basic reproduction number, ℛ 0, for infectious diseases,
and other reproduction numbers related to ℛ 0 that are useful in guiding control strategies …

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Mathematical models provide a quantitative framework with which scientists can assess
hypotheses on the potential underlying mechanisms that explain patterns in observed data …

This paper proposes a conceptual revisiting of population dynamics to include
heterogeneous behaviors of individuals, mutations, and selection. The first part of the paper …

Interpandemic or seasonal influenza A, currently subtypes H3N2 and H1N1, exacts an
enormous annual burden both in terms of human health and economic impact. Incidence …

The unprecedented impact and modeling efforts associated with the 2014–2015 Ebola
epidemic in West Africa provides a unique opportunity to document the performances and …

Epidemics of seasonal influenza inflict a huge burden in temperate climes such as
Melbourne (Australia) where there is also significant variability in their timing and …

Background A novel influenza virus has emerged to produce a global pandemic four times
in the past one hundred years, resulting in millions of infections, hospitalizations and deaths …

Emergency public event arises everyday on social network. The information propagation of
emergency public event (favorable and harmful) is researched. The dynamics of a …

Background Seasonal influenza epidemics occur frequently. Rapid characterization of
seasonal dynamics and forecasting of epidemic peaks and final sizes could help support …