The GLEaMviz computational tool, a publicly available software to explore realistic epidemic spreading scenarios at the global scale.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Computational models play an increasingly important role in the assessment and control of public health crises, as demonstrated during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. Much research has been done in recent years in the development of sophisticated data-driven models for realistic computer-based simulations of infectious disease spreading. However, only a few computational tools are presently available for assessing scenarios, predicting epidemic evolutions, and managing health emergencies that can benefit a broad audience of users including policy makers and health institutions.

Results

We present "GLEaMviz", a publicly available software system that simulates the spread of emerging human-to-human infectious diseases across the world. The GLEaMviz tool comprises

SUBMITTER: Van den Broeck W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3048541 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature