43 citations · 50 across the 3 of their papers we have counts for
4 papers
Life-time patterns of reinfections: epidemic cohorts as traveling waves
Piergiorgio Castioni, Chiara Poletto, Alex Arenas
Infectious disease models that allow for reinfection, such as the SIS or SIRS frameworks, typically treat all infections as exchangeable and independent, erasing the temporal struc…
Network-Driven Vaccination Strategies for Preventing Rebound Dynamics in Metapopulation Epidemic Control
Piergiorgio Castioni, Alex Arenas
A critical question in epidemic control concerns the minimal requirements for a vaccination campaign to effectively halt a contagion process. However, control measures can inadvert…
Rebound in epidemic control: How misaligned vaccination timing amplifies infection peaks
Piergiorgio Castioni, Sergio Gòmez, Clara Granell +1
In this study, we explore the dynamic interplay between the timing of vaccination campaigns and the trajectory of disease spread in a population. Through comprehensive data analysi…
The voice of few, the opinions of many: evidence of social biases in Twitter COVID-19 fake news sharing
Piergiorgio Castioni, Giulia Andrighetto, Riccardo Gallotti +2
Online platforms play a relevant role in the creation and diffusion of false or misleading news. Concerningly, the COVID-19 pandemic is shaping a communication network - barely con…