Using “outbreak science” to strengthen the use of models during epidemics

Caitlin Rivers (), Jean-Paul Chretien, Steven Riley, Julie A. Pavlin, Alexandra Woodward, David Brett-Major, Irina Maljkovic Berry, Lindsay Morton, Richard G. Jarman, Matthew Biggerstaff, Michael A. Johansson, Nicholas G. Reich, Diane Meyer, Michael R. Snyder and Simon Pollett
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Caitlin Rivers: Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
Jean-Paul Chretien: Department of Defense
Steven Riley: School of Public Health, Imperial College
Julie A. Pavlin: Engineering, and Medicine
Alexandra Woodward: Cherokee Nation Strategic Programs
David Brett-Major: Uniformed Services University
Irina Maljkovic Berry: Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Lindsay Morton: Cherokee Nation Strategic Programs
Richard G. Jarman: Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Matthew Biggerstaff: Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Michael A. Johansson: Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Nicholas G. Reich: University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences
Diane Meyer: Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
Michael R. Snyder: Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
Simon Pollett: Uniformed Services University

Nature Communications, 2019, vol. 10, issue 1, 1-3

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.

Date: 2019
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