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

Authors

Caitlin Rivers, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
Jean-Paul Chretien, Department of Defense
Steven Riley, Imperial College
Julie A. Pavlin, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Alexandra Woodward, Cherokee Nation Strategic Programs
David Brett-Major, University of Nebraska Medical CenterFollow
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

Document Type

Article

Journal Title

Nature Communications

Publication Date

2019

Volume

10

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.

DOI Link

10.1038/s41467-019-11067-2

ISSN

2041-1723

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Recommended Citation

Rivers, Caitlin; Chretien, Jean-Paul; Riley, Steven; Pavlin, Julie A.; Woodward, Alexandra; Brett-Major, David; Maljkovic Berry, Irina; Morton, Lindsay; Jarman, Richard G.; Biggerstaff, Matthew; Johansson, Michael A.; Reich, Nicholas G.; Meyer, Diane; Snyder, Michael R.; and Pollett, Simon, "Using "outbreak science" to strengthen the use of models during epidemics." (2019). Journal Articles: Epidemiology. 41.
https://digitalcommons.unmc.edu/coph_epidem_articles/41