Article
Transmission Models of Historical Ebola Outbreaks
Emerging Infectious Diseases
(2015)
Abstract
To guide the collection of data under emergent epidemic conditions, we reviewed compartmental models of historical Ebola outbreaks to determine their implications and limitations. We identified future modeling directions and propose that the minimal epidemiologic dataset for Ebola model construction comprises duration of incubation period and symptomatic period, distribution of secondary cases by infection setting, and compliance with intervention recommendations.
Keywords
- Ebola,
- mathematical models
Disciplines
Publication Date
August, 2015
DOI
10.3201/eid2108.141613
Citation Information
John M. Drake, Iurii Bakach, Matthew R. Just, Suzanne M. O'Regan, et al.. "Transmission Models of Historical Ebola Outbreaks" Emerging Infectious Diseases Vol. 21 Iss. 8 (2015) p. 1447 - 1450 ISSN: 1080-6059 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/isaac_fung1/72/