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An introduction to infectious disease modelling ebook by emilia. Emilia vynnycky obtained a ba in mathematics from oxford university, followed by an msc in operational research from southampton university and a phd in infectious disease modelling at the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine lshtm, where she subsequently worked as a lecturer until 2003. Wellparameterized mathematical models allow us to test a variety of possible control strategies in computer simulations before applying them in reality. Overall, the book makes a good attempt to introduce what is a far from straight forward topic. Purchase modeling and control of infectious diseases in the host 1st edition.
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