Journal article
Model-Informed Risk Assessment and Decision Making for an Emerging Infectious Disease in the Asia-Pacific Region
R Moss, RI Hickson, J McVernon, JM McCaw, K Hort, J Black, JR Madden, NH Tran, ES McBryde, N Geard
Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases | PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE | Published : 2016
Abstract
Background: Effective response to emerging infectious disease (EID) threats relies on health care systems that can detect and contain localised outbreaks before they reach a national or international scale. The Asia-Pacific region contains low and middle income countries in which the risk of EID outbreaks is elevated and whose health care systems may require international support to effectively detect and respond to such events. The absence of comprehensive data on populations, health care systems and disease characteristics in this region makes risk assessment and decisions about the provision of such support challenging. Methodology/principal findings: We describe a mathematical modelling ..
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Awarded by Australian Government National Health and Medical Research Council Career Development Award
Awarded by Australian Research Council
Awarded by Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Research Award
Funding Acknowledgements
This work was funded by the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (http://www.dfat.gov.au). JM was supported by a Australian Government National Health and Medical Research Council Career Development Award (CDF1061321) (http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/). JMM was supported by an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (FT11010025) (http://www.arc.gov.au/). ESM was supported by a Australian Government National Health and Medical Research Council Career Development Award (CDF1034464) (http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/). NG was supported by an Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Research Award (DE130100660) (http://www.arc.gov.au/). RM, JM, JMM, ESM and NG were supported by the Australian Government National Health and Medical Research Council Centre for Research Excellence in Policy Relevant Infectious diseases Simulation and Mathematical Modelling (CRE PRISM2) (http://prism.edu.au). The funders had no role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.