This IMA Volume in Mathematics and its Applications MATHEMATICAL APPROACHES FOR EMERGING AND REEMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES: MODELS, AND THEORY METHODS is based

This book grew out of the discussions and presentations that began during the Workshop on Emerging and Reemerging Diseases (May 17-21, 1999) sponsored by the In

The contributions by epidemic modeling experts describe how mathematical models and statistical forecasting are created to capture the most important aspects of

The goal of this book is to search for a balance between simple and analyzable models and unsolvable models which are capable of addressing important questions

The book is a comprehensive, self-contained introduction to the mathematical modeling and analysis of disease transmission models. It includes (i) an introducti