Events are occurrences in specific locations, time, and semantics that nontrivially impact
either our society or the nature, such as earthquakes, civil unrest, system failures …

The use of social and contact networks to answer basic and applied questions about
infectious disease transmission in wildlife and livestock is receiving increased attention …

A comprehensive introduction to the role of epidemiology in veterinary medicine This fully
revised and expanded edition of Veterinary Epidemiology introduces readers to the field of …

1. Heterogeneity in the ability of hosts to transmit pathogens is among the most fundamental
concepts in disease dynamics and has major implications for disease control strategies. 2 …

Many pathogens persist in multihost systems, making the identification of infection reservoirs
crucial for devising effective interventions. Here, we present a conceptual framework for …

Infection may modify the behaviour of the host and of its conspecifics in a group, potentially
altering social connectivity. Because many infectious diseases are transmitted through …

Infectious disease emergence has increased significantly over the last 30 years, with mass
mortality events (MMEs) associated with epizootics becoming increasingly common. Factors …

Since the identification and imprisonment of “Typhoid Mary”, a woman who infected at least
47 people with typhoid in the early 1900s, epidemiologists have recognized that …

Though epidemiology dates back to the 1700s, most mathematical representations of
epidemics still use transmission rates averaged at the population scale, especially for …

Animal behaviour and the ecology and evolution of parasites are inextricably linked. For this
reason, animal behaviourists and disease ecologists have been interested in the …