Accurate estimation of the parameters characterising infectious disease transmission is vital
for optimising control interventions during epidemics. A valuable metric for assessing the …

The continued growth of the world's population and increased interconnectivity heighten the
risk that infectious diseases pose for human health worldwide. Epidemiological modelling is …

Summary The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)(formerly Zaire) was the location of the
first Ebola outbreak, in 1976, and since then there have been a total of ten outbreaks in …

Abstract Background In the United States, Black Americans are suffering from a significantly
disproportionate incidence of COVID-19. Going beyond mere epidemiological tallying, the …

The 1918 influenza pandemic is one of the most devastating infectious disease epidemics
on record, having caused approximately 50 million deaths worldwide. Control measures …

Abstract As of June 16, 2019, an Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak has led to 2136
reported cases in the northeastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) …

A new approach to NASA space radiation risk modeling has successfully extended the
current NASA probabilistic cancer risk model to an ensemble framework able to consider …

Existing compartmental-logistics models in epidemics control are limited in terms of
optimizing the allocation of vaccines and treatment resources under a risk-averse objective …

Abstract Introduction As of April 2019, the current Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is occurring in a longstanding conflict zone and …

Ebola epidemics constitute serious public health emergencies. Multiple vaccines are under
development to prevent these epidemics and avoid the associated morbidity and mortality …