Modeling to Inform Infectious Disease Control

By Niels G. Becker

Book Overview

This book shows how to take advantage of mathematical models when developing strategies to mitigate infectious disease transmission. It presents a way of modeling as well as modeling results that help to guide the effective management of infectious disease transmission and outbreak response. It discusses the requirements for preventing epidemics and ways to quantify the impact of preventative public health interventions on the size and dynamics of an epidemic. The book also illustrates how data are used to inform model choice.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367377683
• ISBN13: 9780367377687
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"