A review of matrix SIR arino epidemic models

F Avram, R Adenane, DI Ketcheson - Mathematics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Many of the models used nowadays in mathematical epidemiology, in particular in COVID-
19 research, belong to a certain subclass of compartmental models whose classes may be …

Estimating the impact of interventions against COVID-19: From lockdown to vaccination

J Thompson, S Wattam - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease of humans caused by severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Since the first case was identified …

Detecting and quantifying heterogeneity in susceptibility using contact tracing data

BM Tuschhoff, DA Kennedy - PLoS computational biology, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The presence of heterogeneity in susceptibility, differences between hosts in their likelihood
of becoming infected, can fundamentally alter disease dynamics and public health …

The importance of quarantine: modelling the COVID-19 testing process

W Xu, H Shu, L Wang, XS Wang… - Journal of Mathematical …, 2023 - Springer
We incorporate the disease state and testing state into the formulation of a COVID-19
epidemic model. For this model, the basic reproduction number is identified and its …

Death is overrated: the potential role of detection in driving virulence evolution

DA Kennedy - Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
A common assumption in the evolution of virulence theory literature is that pathogens
transmit better when they exploit their host more heavily, but by doing so, they impose a …

The feasibility of using machine learning to predict COVID-19 cases

S Chen, Y Ding - International Journal of Medical Informatics, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the SARS-CoV-2
virus, emerged as a global health crisis in 2019, resulting in widespread morbidity and …

A modeling study to define guidelines for antigen screening in schools and workplaces to mitigate COVID-19 outbreaks

YD Jeong, K Ejima, KS Kim, S Iwanami… - Communications …, 2025 - nature.com
Background In-person interaction offers invaluable benefits to people. To guarantee safe in-
person activities during a COVID-19 outbreak, effective identification of infectious individuals …

Modeling the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 under non-pharmaceutical interventions and testing

Y Gurevich, Y Ram, L Hadany - Evolution, Medicine, and Public …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background and objectives Social and behavioral non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs),
such as mask-wearing, social distancing and travel restrictions, as well as diagnostic tests …

A comprehensive estimation of country-level basic reproduction numbers R0 for COVID-19: Regime regression can automatically estimate the end of the exponential …

JL Spouge - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
In a compartmental epidemic model, the initial exponential phase reflects a fixed interaction
between an infectious agent and a susceptible population in steady state, so it determines …

Modelling heterogeneity and super spreaders of the COVID-19 spread through Malaysian networks

FA Razak, ZH Zamzuri - Symmetry, 2021 - mdpi.com
Malaysia is multi-ethnic and diverse country. Heterogeneity, in terms of population
interactions, is ingrained in the foundation of the country. Malaysian policies and social …