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most citedStochasticity and heterogeneity in the transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2

72 citations · 156 across the 13 of their papers we have counts for

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13 papers

physics.soc-ph2023★ 1 cited

Spatial scales of COVID-19 transmission in Mexico

Brennan Klein, Harrison Hartle, Munik Shrestha +13

During outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases, internationally connected cities often experience large and early outbreaks, while rural regions follow after some delay. This hie…

q-bio.PE2021★ 3 cited

The network epidemiology of an Ebola epidemic

Laurent Hébert-Dufresne, Jean-Gabriel Young, Jamie Bedson +8

Connecting the different scales of epidemic dynamics, from individuals to communities to nations, remains one of the main challenges of disease modeling. Here, we revisit one of th…

q-bio.PE2021

Immunity-induced criticality of the genotype network of influenza A (H3N2) hemagglutinin

Blake J. M. Williams, C. Brandon Ogbunugafor, Benjamin M. Althouse +1

Seasonal influenza kills hundreds of thousands every year, with multiple constantly-changing strains in circulation at any given time. A high mutation rate enables the influenza vi…

q-bio.PE2020★ 1 cited

The unintended consequences of inconsistent pandemic control policies

Benjamin M. Althouse, Brendan Wallace, Brendan Case +4

Controlling the spread of COVID-19 - even after a licensed vaccine is available - requires the effective use of non-pharmaceutical interventions: physical distancing, limits on gro…

q-bio.PE2020★ 72 cited

Stochasticity and heterogeneity in the transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2

Benjamin M. Althouse, Edward A. Wenger, Joel C. Miller +4

SARS-CoV-2 causing COVID-19 disease has moved rapidly around the globe, infecting millions and killing hundreds of thousands. The basic reproduction number, which has been widely u…

physics.soc-ph2020★ 11 cited

The role of directionality, heterogeneity and correlations in epidemic risk and spread

Antoine Allard, Cristopher Moore, Samuel V. Scarpino +2

Most models of epidemic spread, including many designed specifically for COVID-19, implicitly assume mass-action contact patterns and undirected contact networks, meaning that the…