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Babak PourbohloulUniversity of British Columbia - BC Centre for Disease Control Verified email at exchange.ubc.ca Cited by 3800 |
The dynamic nature of contact networks in infectious disease epidemiology
… Extrinsic changes: (a) Births add new nodes and edges to a network and deaths remove
them, while migration events can add and remove nodes and edges; (b) changes in social …
them, while migration events can add and remove nodes and edges; (b) changes in social …
Network theory and SARS: predicting outbreak diversity
Many infectious diseases spread through populations via the networks formed by physical
contacts among individuals. The patterns of these contacts tend to be highly heterogeneous. …
contacts among individuals. The patterns of these contacts tend to be highly heterogeneous. …
Estimated epidemiologic parameters and morbidity associated with pandemic H1N1 influenza
Background: In the face of an influenza pandemic, accurate estimates of epidemiologic
parameters are required to help guide decision-making. We sought to estimate epidemiologic …
parameters are required to help guide decision-making. We sought to estimate epidemiologic …
Predicting epidemics on directed contact networks
… open overlay panel Lauren Ancel Meyers a b , MEJ Newman b c , Babak Pourbohloul d e …
(B) The epidemic threshold for a Poisson semi-directed network with Poisson parameters z d …
(B) The epidemic threshold for a Poisson semi-directed network with Poisson parameters z d …
The Unexpected Impact of a Chlamydia trachomatis Infection Control Program on Susceptibility to Reinfection
RC Brunham, B Pourbohloul, S Mak… - The Journal of …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
… trachomatis in humans, although incompletely defined, appears to depend on Th1 cells
that secrete interferon-γ and on B cells that secrete neutralizing and opsonizing antibodies [9]. …
that secrete interferon-γ and on B cells that secrete neutralizing and opsonizing antibodies [9]. …
[HTML][HTML] A comparative analysis of influenza vaccination programs
… (B) We model vaccination in a population by removing nodes from the population network, …
This range straddles the critical cross-points in Figure 3B, leaving some ambiguity as to which …
This range straddles the critical cross-points in Figure 3B, leaving some ambiguity as to which …
Initial human transmission dynamics of the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus in North America
B Pourbohloul, A Ahued, B Davoudi… - Influenza and other …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Background Between 5 and 25 April 2009, pandemic (H1N1) 2009 caused a substantial,
severe outbreak in Mexico, and subsequently developed into the first global pandemic in 41 …
severe outbreak in Mexico, and subsequently developed into the first global pandemic in 41 …
Human mobility patterns predict divergent epidemic dynamics among cities
BD Dalziel, B Pourbohloul… - … of the Royal Society B …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The epidemic dynamics of infectious diseases vary among cities, but it is unclear how this is
caused by patterns of infectious contact among individuals. Here, we ask whether …
caused by patterns of infectious contact among individuals. Here, we ask whether …
Heterogeneous bond percolation on multitype networks with an application to epidemic dynamics
Considerable attention has been paid, in recent years, to the use of networks in modeling
complex real-world systems. Among the many dynamical processes involving networks, …
complex real-world systems. Among the many dynamical processes involving networks, …
[HTML][HTML] Modeling control strategies of respiratory pathogens
Effectively controlling infectious diseases requires quantitative comparisons of quarantine,
infection control precautions, case identification and isolation, and immunization interventions…
infection control precautions, case identification and isolation, and immunization interventions…