Using “outbreak science” to strengthen the use of models during epidemics

• DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11067-2
• Publication Date: 2019-07-15T10:51:54Z
• Authors: Caitlin Rivers; Jean-Paul Chretien; Steven Riley; Julie A. Pavlin; Alexandra Woodward; David Brett-Major; Irina Maljkovic B...; Lindsay Morton; Richard G. Jarman; Matthew Biggerstaff; Michael A. Johansson; Nicholas G. Reich; Diane Meyer; Michael R. Snyder; Simon Pollett
• Keywords: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak

Infectious disease modeling has played a prominent role in recent outbreaks, yet integrating these analyses into public health decision-making been challenging. We recommend establishing 'outbreak science' as an inter-disciplinary field to improve applied epidemic modeling.