Norovirus transmission dynamics: a modelling review.

ABSTRACT: Norovirus is one of the leading causes of viral gastroenteritis worldwide and responsible for substantial morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs. To further understanding of the epidemiology and control of norovirus, there has been much recent interest in describing the transmission dynamics of norovirus through mathematical models. In this study, we review the current modelling approaches for norovirus transmission. We examine the data and methods used to estimate these models that vary structurally and parametrically between different epidemiological contexts. Many of the existing studies at population level have focused on the same case notification dataset, whereas models from outbreak settings are highly specific and difficult to generalise. In this review, we explore the consisten

SUBMITTER: Gaythorpe KAM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5851036 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature