Real-time numerical forecast of global epidemic spreading: case study of 2009 A/H1N1pdm.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mathematical and computational models for infectious diseases are increasingly used to support public-health decisions; however, their reliability is currently under debate. Real-time forecasts of epidemic spread using data-driven models have been hindered by the technical challenges posed by parameter estimation and validation. Data gathered for the 2009 H1N1 influenza crisis represent an unprecedented opportunity to validate real-time model predictions and define the main success criteria for different approaches.

Methods

We used the Global Epidemic and Mobility Model to generate stochastic simulations of epidemic spread worldwide, yielding (among other measures) the incidence and seeding events at a daily resolution for 3,362 subpopulations in 220 countries. Us

SUBMITTER: Tizzoni M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3585792 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature