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Epidemiological modelling of vaccination and reduced funeral rites interventions on the peproduction number, R₀ of Ebola virus disease in West Africa

Description: This article examines the impacts of control measures on the reproduction number of the Ebola virus using a mathematically-based computational model. Specifically, the authors study the effects of vaccination and reduced funeral rites. This model could be used to forecast the duration of an Ebola epidemic in any country.
Date: unknown
Creator: Akwafuo, Sampson; Guo, Xuan & Mikler, Armin R.
Partner: UNT College of Engineering
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Modeling the 2013 Zika Outbreak in French Polynesia: Intervention Strategies

Description: Paper presents a model that simulates the 2013–2014 French Polynesia Zika outbreak, incorporating the temperature dependent mosquito ecology and the local transit network (flights and ferries), highlighting the importance of human travel patterns and mosquito population dynamics in a disease outbreak.
Date: August 24, 2018
Creator: Gwalani, Harsha; Hawamdeh, Faris; Mikler, Armin R. & Xiong, Katherine
Partner: UNT College of Engineering
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A Comparison of Least Squares Regression and Geographically Weighted Regression Modeling of West Nile Virus Risk Based on Environmental Parameters

Description: This article discusses the effectiveness of utilizing local spatial variations in environmental data to uncover the statistical relationships between West Nile Virus (WNV) risk and environmental factors.
Date: March 28, 2017
Creator: Kala, Abhishek K.; Tiwari, Chetan; Mikler, Armin R. & Atkinson, Samuel F.
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences

Global Stochastic Field Simulator

Description: This poster was featured at the 2013 Perot Museum of Nature and Science's 'Social Science' exhibit. It discusses the Global Stochastic Field Simulator, conceived in the summer of 2011.
Date: June 21, 2013
Creator: Mikler, Armin R.; O'Neill, Marty; Helsing, Joseph; Camp, Taylor & Indrakanti, Saratchandra
Partner: UNT College of Engineering

A Framework to Simulate and Visualize Epidemics

Description: This poster was featured at the 2013 Perot Museum of Nature and Science's 'Social Science' exhibit. The poster discusses a framework to simulate and visualize epidemics.
Date: June 21, 2013
Creator: Mikler, Armin R.; O'Neill, Marty; Helsing, Joseph; Camp, Taylor & Indrakanti, Saratchandra
Partner: UNT College of Engineering
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