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A novel sampling method to measure socioeconomic drivers of Aedes albopictus distribution in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Title
A novel sampling method to measure socioeconomic drivers of Aedes albopictus distribution in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Author
Whiteman, Ari, Delmelle, Eric, Rapp, Tyler, Chen, Shi
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Mosquitoes as carriers of disease, Public health
Description
Climate change, urbanization, and globalization have facilitated the spread of Aedes mosquitoes into regions that were previously unsuitable, causing an increased threat of arbovirus transmission on a global scale. While numerous studies have addr...
Content and sentiment surveillance (CSI) : A critical component for modeling modern epidemics
Title
Content and sentiment surveillance (CSI) : A critical component for modeling modern epidemics
Author
Janies, Daniel, Chen, Shi, Zhang, Dongsong
Date Created
2023
Subjects--Topical
Communicable diseases, Biology
Description
Comprehensive surveillance systems are the key to provide accurate data for effective modeling. Traditional symptom-based case surveillance has been joined with recent genomic, serologic, and environment surveillance to provide more integrated dis...
Four challenges associated with current mathematical modeling paradigm of infectious diseases and call for a shift
Title
Four challenges associated with current mathematical modeling paradigm of infectious diseases and call for a shift
Author
Janies, Daniel, Chen, Shi, Robinson, Patrick, Dulin, Michael
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Communicable diseases, Biology
Description
Mathematical models are critical tools to characterize COVID-19 dynamics and take action accordingly. We identified 4 major challenges associated with the current modeling paradigm (SEIR) that hinder the efforts to accurately characterize the emer...
Patch dynamics modeling framework from pathogens' perspective : Unified and standardized approach for complicated epidemic systems
Title
Patch dynamics modeling framework from pathogens' perspective : Unified and standardized approach for complicated epidemic systems
Author
Janies, Daniel, Chen, Shi, Lo, Eugenia, Dulin, Michael
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Communicable diseases, Biology
Description
Mathematical models are powerful tools to investigate, simulate, and evaluate potential interventions for infectious diseases dynamics. Much effort has focused on the Susceptible-Infected-Recovered (SIR)-type compartment models. These models consi...