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Characterization of communicable disease epidemics using bayesian inversion
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The evolution of a communicable disease in a human population is not entirely predictable. However, the spreading process can be assumed to vary smoothly in time. The time-dependent infection process can be linked to observations of… read more… the delay is caused by incubation and a (hospital) visit delay, modeled as independent random variables. A … also required. The time-dependent infection/spread rate may be inferred from observations by a deconvolution … data, the delay is caused by incubation and a (hospital) visit delay, modeled as independent random variables. A … -
Disease surveillance using school absenteeism data in rural Cambodia
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Previous studies in developed countries showed school absenteeism data can serve as a proxy for monitoring infectious disease activities and facilitates early community outbreak detection. However, absenteeism patterns may differ in developing… read more… outbreak detection. However, absenteeism patterns may differ in developing settings and affect the utility of … Abstracts Emerging Health Threats Journal 2011. # 2011 K. Y. Cheng and H. Channarith. This is an Open Access article … ehtj11115 ehtj11120 ehtj11024 ehtj11060 ehtj11110 26-50 ehtj11034 ehtj11198 ehtj11174 ehtj11048 ehtj11154 …