title: Pandemic influenza: Modelling and public health perspectives.
abstract: We describe the application of mathematical models in the study of disease epidemics with particular focus on pandemic influenza. We outline the general mathematical approach and the complications arising from attempts to apply it for disease outbreak management in a real public health context.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada. arinoj@cc.umanitoba.ca
authors.forename: Julien
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arino
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bauch
authors.forename: Fred
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Brauer
authors.forename: S Michelle
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Driedger
authors.forename: Amy L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Greer
authors.forename: Seyed M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Moghadas
authors.forename: Nick J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Pizzi
authors.forename: Beate
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sander
authors.forename: Ashleigh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tuite
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: van den Driessche
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Watmough
authors.forename: Jianhong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yan
mesh_terms: D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000276:immunology*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000821:virology; D018448:Models, Immunological; D011634:Public Health / Q000379:methods*