Paper Info
Title
Networks and the epidemiology of infectious disease.
Abstract
The science of networks has revolutionised research into the dynamics of interacting elements. It could be argued that epidemiology in particular has embraced the potential of network theory more than any other discipline. Here we review the growing body of research concerning the spread of infectious diseases on networks, focusing on the interplay between network theory and epidemiology. The review is split into four main sections, which examine: the types of network relevant to epidemiology; the multitude of ways these networks can be characterised; the statistical methods that can be applied to infer the epidemiological parameters on a realised network; and finally simulation and analytical methods to determine epidemic dynamics on a given network. Given the breadth of areas covered and the ever-expanding number of publications, a comprehensive review of all work is impossible. Instead, we provide a personalised overview into the areas of network epidemiology that have seen the greatest progress in recent years or have the greatest potential to provide novel insights. As such, considerable importance is placed on analytical approaches and statistical methods which are both rapidly expanding fields. Throughout this review we restrict our attention to epidemiological issues.
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.1155/2011/284909
Interdisciplinary perspectives on infectious diseases
Keywords
DocType
Volume
infectious disease,network theory
Journal
2011
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
2011
1687-7098
24
PageRank 
References 
Authors
1.98
16
8
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Leon Danon114717.58
Ashley P Ford2241.98
Thomas House3354.96
Chris P Jewell4242.99
Matt J Keeling5348.69
Gareth Roberts636842.35
Joshua V Ross7323.29
Matthew C Vernon8241.98