title: Transmission Models of Historical Ebola Outbreaks.
abstract: To guide the collection of data under emergent epidemic conditions, we reviewed compartmental models of historical Ebola outbreaks to determine their implications and limitations. We identified future modeling directions and propose that the minimal epidemiologic dataset for Ebola model construction comprises duration of incubation period and symptomatic period, distribution of secondary cases by infection setting, and compliance with intervention recommendations.
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Drake
authors.forename: Iurii
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bakach
authors.forename: Matthew R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Just
authors.forename: Suzanne M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: O'Regan
authors.forename: Manoj
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gambhir
authors.forename: Isaac Chun-Hai
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Fung
mesh_terms: D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D058872:Epidemics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019142:Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D008962:Models, Theoretical
keywords: Ebola virus; modeling; outbreaks; transmission models; viruses