Who and when to screen: Multi-round active screening for network recurrent infectious diseases under uncertainty

• Main Authors: OU, Han-Ching, SINHA, Arunesh, SUEN, Sze-Chuan, PERRAULT, Andrew, RAVAL, Alpan, TAMBE, Milind
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2020
• Subjects: Network theory (graphs); Network SIS model; Public healthcare; Health Information Technology; OS and Networks; Public Health
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/5145; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/6148/viewcontent/3398761.3398877_pvoa.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Controlling recurrent infectious diseases is a vital yet complicated problem in global health. During the long period of time from patients becoming infected to finally seeking treatment, their close contacts are exposed and vulnerable to the disease they carry. Active screening (or case finding) me...