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The study of infectious diseases represents one of the oldest and richest areas in mathematical biology. Infectious diseases have fascinated mathematicians for a century, and with good reason. Most seductive, of course, is the possibility of using mathematics to make a positive contribution to the world. In the study of infectious diseases, the essential elements are quickly grasped, and well-captured within mathematical representations. As new epidemics, from AIDS to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad-cow) to foot-and-mouth, make their appearances on the world stage, mathematical models are essential to inform decision-making. Governments and health agencies turn to the leading modelers for advice, and news services seek them out for the clarity they can bring. It is a rare opportunity for relevance for those who spend so much of their time in otherwise abstract and esoteric exercises.
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Levin, S.A. (2002). New Directions in the Mathematics of Infectious Disease. In: Castillo-Chavez, C., Blower, S., van den Driessche, P., Kirschner, D., Yakubu, AA. (eds) Mathematical Approaches for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases: Models, Methods, and Theory. The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications, vol 126. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0065-6_1
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