Based on lecture notes of two summer schools with a mixed
audience from mathematical sciences, epidemiology and public
health, this volume offers a comprehensive introduction to basic
ideas and techniques in modeling infectious diseases, for the
comparison of strategies to plan for an anticipated epidemic or
pandemic, and to deal with a disease outbreak in real time. It
covers detailed case studies for diseases including pandemic
influenza, West Nile virus, and childhood diseases. Models for
other diseases including Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, fox
rabies, and sexually transmitted infections are included as
applications. Its chapters are coherent and complementary
independent units. In order to accustom students to look at the
current literature and to experience different perspectives, no
attempt has been made to achieve united writing style or unified
notation.
Notes on some mathematical background (calculus, matrix algebra,
differential equations, and probability) have been prepared and may
be downloaded at the web site of the Centre for Disease Modeling
(www.cdm.yorku.ca).
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