The utility of infectious disease modelling in informing decisions for outbreak response: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT: Infectious disease modelling plays a critical role in guiding decisions during outbreaks. However, ongoing debates over the utility of these models highlight the need for a deeper understanding of their exact role in decision-making. In this scoping review we sought to fill this gap, focusing on challenges and facilitators of translating modelling insights into actionable policies. We searched the Ovid database to identify modelling studies that included an assessment of utility in informing policy and decision-making from January 2019 onwards. We further identified studies based on expert judgement. Results were analysed descriptively. The study was registered on the Open Science Framework platform. Out of 4007 screened and 12 additionally suggested studies, a total of 33 studies were sel

SUBMITTER: Rao D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12404446 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature