Statistical physics of vaccination
Historically, infectious diseases caused considerable damage to human societies, and they
continue to do so today. To help reduce their impact, mathematical models of disease …
continue to do so today. To help reduce their impact, mathematical models of disease …
[HTML][HTML] Epidemic models of contact tracing: systematic review of transmission studies of severe acute respiratory syndrome and middle east respiratory syndrome
The emergence and reemergence of coronavirus epidemics sparked renewed concerns
from global epidemiology researchers and public health administrators. Mathematical …
from global epidemiology researchers and public health administrators. Mathematical …
Evaluating how smartphone contact tracing technology can reduce the spread of infectious diseases: The case of COVID-19
Detecting and controlling the diffusion of infectious diseases such as COVID-19 is crucial to
managing epidemics. One common measure taken to contain or reduce diffusion is to detect …
managing epidemics. One common measure taken to contain or reduce diffusion is to detect …
Factors that make an infectious disease outbreak controllable
The aim of this study is to identify general properties of emerging infectious agents that
determine the likely success of two simple public health measures in controlling outbreaks …
determine the likely success of two simple public health measures in controlling outbreaks …
Apps gone rogue: Maintaining personal privacy in an epidemic
Containment, the key strategy in quickly halting an epidemic, requires rapid identification
and quarantine of the infected individuals, determination of whom they have had close …
and quarantine of the infected individuals, determination of whom they have had close …
Contact tracing and disease control
Contact tracing, followed by treatment or isolation, is a key control measure in the battle
against infectious diseases. It is an extreme form of locally targeted control, and as such has …
against infectious diseases. It is an extreme form of locally targeted control, and as such has …
Estimating human trajectories and hotspots through mobile phone data
Nowadays, the huge worldwide mobile-phone penetration is increasingly turning the mobile
network into a gigantic ubiquitous sensing platform, enabling large-scale analysis and …
network into a gigantic ubiquitous sensing platform, enabling large-scale analysis and …
Behaviors of susceptible-infected epidemics on scale-free networks with identical infectivity
In this paper, we propose a susceptible-infected model with identical infectivity, in which, at
every time step, each node can only contact a constant number of neighbors. We …
every time step, each node can only contact a constant number of neighbors. We …
The past, present and future of digital contact tracing
M Cebrian - Nature Electronics, 2021 - nature.com
The potential of digital contact tracing to slow the spread of a virus had been quietly
explored for over a decade before the COVID-19 pandemic thrust the technology into the …
explored for over a decade before the COVID-19 pandemic thrust the technology into the …
Evaluating the effectiveness of COVID-19 Bluetooth-Based smartphone contact tracing applications
One of the strategies to control the spread of infectious diseases is based on the use of
specialized applications for smartphones. These apps offer the possibility, once individuals …
specialized applications for smartphones. These apps offer the possibility, once individuals …