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 …
The presence of heterogeneity in susceptibility, differences between hosts in their likelihood of becoming infected, can fundamentally alter disease dynamics and public health …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Background and objectives Social and behavioral non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), such as mask-wearing, social distancing and travel restrictions, as well as diagnostic tests …
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 …
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 …