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Pandemics, Detection and Management

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Epidemiology, computational; Epidemics; Public health; Information management systems; Distributed information systems

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Epidemiology is the study of patterns of health in a population and the factors that contribute to these patterns. It plays an essential role in public health through the elucidation of the processes that lead to ill health as well as the evaluation of strategies designed to promote good health. Epidemiologists are primarily concerned with public health data, which includes the design of studies, evaluation and interpretation of public health data, and the maintenance of data collection systems.

Computational Epidemiology is the development and use of computer models for the spatio‐temporal diffusion of disease through populations. The models may range from descriptive, e. g. static estimates of correlations within large databases, to generative, e. g. computing the spread of disease via person-to-person interactions through a large population....

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  1. Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA

    Christopher L. Barrett, Stephen Eubank, Bryan Lewis & Madhav V. Marathe

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  1. Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA

    Shashi Shekhar (McKnight Distinguished University Professor) (McKnight Distinguished University Professor)

  2. Management Science and Information Systems Department, Rutgers Business School Newark and New Brunswick Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, 07102, USA

    Hui Xiong (Assistant Professor) (Assistant Professor)

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Barrett, C., Eubank, S., Lewis, B., Marathe, M. (2008). Pandemics, Detection and Management. In: Shekhar, S., Xiong, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of GIS. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35973-1_949

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