A systematic review of social contact surveys to inform transmission models of close-contact infections
Background: Researchers increasingly use social contact data to inform models for
infectious disease spread with the aim of guiding effective policies about disease prevention …
infectious disease spread with the aim of guiding effective policies about disease prevention …
Dynamics of infectious diseases
Modern infectious disease epidemiology has a strong history of using mathematics both for
prediction and to gain a deeper understanding. However the study of infectious diseases is …
prediction and to gain a deeper understanding. However the study of infectious diseases is …
Efficacy of contact tracing for the containment of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
Objective Contact tracing is a central public health response to infectious disease outbreaks,
especially in the early stages of an outbreak when specific treatments are limited …
especially in the early stages of an outbreak when specific treatments are limited …
Contact patterns in a high school: a comparison between data collected using wearable sensors, contact diaries and friendship surveys
R Mastrandrea, J Fournet, A Barrat - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Given their importance in shaping social networks and determining how information or
transmissible diseases propagate in a population, interactions between individuals are the …
transmissible diseases propagate in a population, interactions between individuals are the …
Key questions for modelling COVID-19 exit strategies
RN Thompson, TD Hollingsworth… - … of the Royal …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Combinations of intense non-pharmaceutical interventions (lockdowns) were introduced
worldwide to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission. Many governments have begun to …
worldwide to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission. Many governments have begun to …
Exploring the effectiveness of a COVID-19 contact tracing app using an agent-based model
J Almagor, S Picascia - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
A contact-tracing strategy has been deemed necessary to contain the spread of COVID-19
following the relaxation of lockdown measures. Using an agent-based model, we explore …
following the relaxation of lockdown measures. Using an agent-based model, we explore …
Estimation of country-level basic reproductive ratios for novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19) using synthetic contact matrices
J Hilton, MJ Keeling - PLoS computational biology, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The 2019-2020 pandemic of atypical pneumonia (COVID-19) caused by the virus SARS-
CoV-2 has spread globally and has the potential to infect large numbers of people in every …
CoV-2 has spread globally and has the potential to infect large numbers of people in every …
Patterns of human social contact and contact with animals in Shanghai, China
East Asia is as a principal hotspot for emerging zoonotic infections. Understanding the likely
pathways for their emergence and spread requires knowledge on human-human and …
pathways for their emergence and spread requires knowledge on human-human and …
High COVID-19 transmission potential associated with re-opening universities can be mitigated with layered interventions
Controlling COVID-19 transmission in universities poses challenges due to the complex
social networks and potential for asymptomatic spread. We developed a stochastic …
social networks and potential for asymptomatic spread. We developed a stochastic …
Model-driven mitigation measures for reopening schools during the COVID-19 pandemic
RS McGee, JR Homburger… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Reopening schools is an urgent priority as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on. To explore the
risks associated with returning to in-person learning and the value of mitigation measures …
risks associated with returning to in-person learning and the value of mitigation measures …