Quantitative methods for investigating infectious disease outbreaks /
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Springer,
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Publisher Address: | Cham, Switzerland : |
Publication Dates: | [2019] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Texts in applied mathematics,
volume 70 |
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Carrier Form: | xiii, 354 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-348) and index. |
ISBN: |
9783030219222 (hardback) : 3030219224 (hardback) |
Index Number: | RA652 |
CLC: | R181.2 |
Call Number: | R181.2/Y21 |
Contents: |
Introduction -- Shapes of hazard functions and lifetime distributions -- Random counts and counting processes -- Behaviors of a disease outbreak during the initial phase and the branching process approximation -- Beyond the initial phase: compartment models for disease transmission -- More complex models and control measures -- Some statistical issues -- Characterizing outbreak trajectories and the effective reproduction number -- Mechanistic models with spatial structures and reactive behavior change. |