Preface to theme issue 'Modelling infectious disease outbreaks in humans, animals and plants: epidemic forecasting and control'

R N Thompson; Ellen Brooks-Pollock

doi:10.1098/rstb.2019.0375

Preface to theme issue 'Modelling infectious disease outbreaks in humans, animals and plants: epidemic forecasting and control'

Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2019 Jul 8;374(1776):20190375. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2019.0375.

Authors

R N Thompson^{1

2

3}, Ellen Brooks-Pollock^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ 1 Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford , Andrew Wiles Building, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6GG , UK.
² 2 Department of Zoology, University of Oxford , Peter Medawar Building, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3SY , UK.
³ 3 Christ Church, University of Oxford , St Aldates, Oxford OX1 1DP , UK.
⁴ 4 Bristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol , Langford BS40 5DU , UK.
⁵ 5 National Institute for Health Research, Health Protection Research Unit in Evaluation of Interventions, Bristol Medical School , Bristol BS8 2BN , UK.

Abstract

This preface forms part of the theme issue 'Modelling infectious disease outbreaks in humans, animals and plants: epidemic forecasting and control'. This theme issue is linked with the earlier issue 'Modelling infectious disease outbreaks in humans, animals and plants: approaches and important themes'.

Publication types

Introductory Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Epidemics / prevention & control*
Epidemics / statistics & numerical data*
Forecasting*
Humans
Models, Biological*
Plant Diseases / prevention & control*

Grants and funding

DH_/Department of Health/United Kingdom