A mechanistic model of infection: why duration and intensity of contacts should be included in models of disease spread

doi:10.1186/1742-4682-6-25

Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling

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A mechanistic model of infection: why duration and intensity of contacts should be included in models of disease spread

Timo Smieszek

Institute for Environmental Decisions, Natural and Social Science Interface, ETH Zurich, Universitaetsstrasse 22, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland

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Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling 2009, 6:25doi:10.1186/1742-4682-6-25


Published:	17 November 2009

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Contact Data. This additional file contains the processed empirical contact data that was used for calculating the results presented in this paper.

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Sensitivity Analysis. We assumed the arithmetic mean of upper and lower bound as precise representation of the duration categories. In this additional file we provide an analysis on how sensitive the results react on changes to this assumption.

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