Using "outbreak science" to strengthen the use of models during epidemics.

Rivers, Caitlin; Chretien, Jean-Paul; Riley, Steven; Pavlin, Julie A; Woodward, Alexandra; Brett-Major, David; Maljkovic Berry, Irina; Morton, Lindsay et al. · Nat Commun · 2019

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Abstract

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.

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