3 papers
q-bio.OT2025
Modelling the impact of improving access to healthcare on Hepatitis B prevalence in the Thai-Myanmar border region
Anh D. Pham, Robert Moss, Wirichada Pan-ngum +2
Introduction: In Thailand, Hepatitis B is still endemic despite a strong program to eliminate the disease. A higher prevalence is reported in the border region and among migrants d…
q-bio.PE2025
Simulating the impact of perception bias on social contact surveys for infectious disease modelling
Thomas J. Harris, Prescott C. Alexander, Anh B. D. Pham +3
Social contact patterns are a key input to many infectious disease models. Contact surveys, where participants are asked to provide information on their recent close and casual con…
physics.soc-ph2024
Apparent structural changes in contact patterns during COVID-19 were driven by survey design and long-term demographic trends
Thomas Harris, Pavithra Jayasundara, Romain Ragonnet +3
Social contact patterns are key drivers of infectious disease transmission. During the COVID-19 pandemic, differences between pre-COVID and COVID-era contact rates were widely attr…