The potential impact of an influenza pandemic can be assessed by calculating a set of
transmissibility parameters, the most important being the reproduction number (R), which is …

Objective To review the effects of school closures on pandemic and seasonal influenza
outbreaks. Design Systematic review. Data sources MEDLINE and EMBASE, reference lists …

New influenza A viruses emerge in humans from time to time, causing global pandemics.
The most recent influenza pandemic began in 2009 with the influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 …

After the emergence of the H1N1 influenza in 2009, some countries responded with travel-
related controls during the early stage of the outbreak in an attempt to contain or slow down …

Background Mathematical and computational models for infectious diseases are
increasingly used to support public-health decisions; however, their reliability is currently …

Abstract Background On 11 June the World Health Organization officially raised the phase of
pandemic alert (with regard to the new H1N1 influenza strain) to level 6. As of 19 July …

Background School closure is often considered as an option to mitigate influenza epidemics
because of its potential to reduce transmission in children and then in the community. The …

Background Computational models play an increasingly important role in the assessment
and control of public health crises, as demonstrated during the 2009 H1N1 influenza …

The last decade saw the advent of increasingly realistic epidemic models that leverage on
the availability of highly detailed census and human mobility data. Data-driven models aim …

The recent adoption of ubiquitous computing technologies has enabled capturing large
amounts of human behavioral data. The digital footprints computed from these datasets …