Using “outbreak science” to strengthen the use of models during epidemics

Caitlin Rivers; Jean-Paul Chretien; Steven Riley; Julie A. Pavlin; Alexandra Woodward; David Brett-Major; Irina Maljkovic Berry; Lindsay Morton; Richard G. Jarman; Matthew Biggerstaff; Michael A. Johansson; Nicholas G. Reich; Diane Meyer; Michael R. Snyder; Simon Pollett

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-11067-2

Nature Communications (Jul 2019)

Using “outbreak science” to strengthen the use of models during epidemics

Caitlin Rivers,
Jean-Paul Chretien,
Steven Riley,
Julie A. Pavlin,
Alexandra Woodward,
David Brett-Major,
Irina Maljkovic Berry,
Lindsay Morton,
Richard G. Jarman,
Matthew Biggerstaff,
Michael A. Johansson,
Nicholas G. Reich,
Diane Meyer,
Michael R. Snyder,
Simon Pollett

Affiliations

Caitlin Rivers: Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
Jean-Paul Chretien: Department of Defense
Steven Riley: MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, School of Public Health, Imperial College
Julie A. Pavlin: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Alexandra Woodward: Cherokee Nation Strategic Programs
David Brett-Major: Department of Preventive Medicine & Biostatistics, Uniformed Services University
Irina Maljkovic Berry: Viral Diseases Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Lindsay Morton: Cherokee Nation Strategic Programs
Richard G. Jarman: Viral Diseases Branch, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Matthew Biggerstaff: Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Michael A. Johansson: Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Nicholas G. Reich: Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences
Diane Meyer: Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
Michael R. Snyder: Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
Simon Pollett: Department of Preventive Medicine & Biostatistics, Uniformed Services University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11067-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 3

Abstract

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Infectious disease modeling has played a prominent role in recent outbreaks, yet integrating these analyses into public health decision-making has been challenging. We recommend establishing ‘outbreak science’ as an inter-disciplinary field to improve applied epidemic modeling.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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