Abstract Background Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) were crucial in the response
to the COVID-19 pandemic, although uncertainties about their effectiveness remain. This …

New disease challenges, societal demands and better or novel types of data, drive
innovations in the structure, formulation and analysis of epidemic models. Innovations in …

Agent-based models have gained traction in exploring the intricate processes governing the
spread of infectious diseases, particularly due to their proficiency in capturing nonlinear …

The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 saw severe detriments to public health being inflicted by
COVID-19 disease throughout 2020. In the lead up to Christmas 2020, the UK Government …

Household studies provide an efficient means to study transmission of infectious diseases,
enabling estimation of susceptibility and infectivity by person-type. A main inclusion criterion …

Mathematical models are increasingly adopted for setting disease prevention and control
targets. As model-informed policies are implemented, however, the inaccuracies of some …

Some population groups are more likely to acquire an infection or to experience a severe
outcome in case of disease due to risk factors that may not be randomly distributed in the …