Multi-scale dynamics of infectious diseases. Issue 1 (13th December 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Garabed, Rebecca B.; Jolles, Anna; Garira, Winston; Lanzas, Cristina; Gutierrez, Juan; Rempala, Grzegorz
• Is Part Of: Interface focus. Volume 10:Issue 1(2020)
• Publication Date: 2019-12-13
• Subjects: mechanistic modelling -- ordinary differential equations -- foot-and-mouth disease -- Listeria -- vector-borne disease -- infectious disease dynamics; Physical sciences -- Periodicals; Life sciences -- Periodicals; 500
• DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2019.0118
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2042-8898

Abstract

Abstract : To address the challenge of multiscale dynamics of infectious diseases, the Mathematical Biosciences Institute organized a workshop at The Ohio State University to bring together scientists from a variety of disciplines to share expertise gained through looking at infectious diseases across different scales. The researchers at the workshop, held in April 2018, were specifically looking at three model systems: foot-and-mouth disease, vector-borne diseases and enteric diseases. Although every multiscale model must be necessarily derived from a multiscale system, not every multiscale system has to lead to multiscale models. These three model systems seem to have produced a variety of both multiscale and integrated single-scale mechanistic models that have developed their own strengths and particular challenges. Here, we present papers from some of the workshop participants to show the breadth of the field.