Global Academy for Agriculture and Food Security, University of Edinburgh Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian EH25 9RG, United Kingdom.
Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and Roslin Institute University of Edinburgh Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian EH25 9RG, United Kingdom.
Epidemics. 2018 Sep;24:88-97. doi: 10.1016/j.epidem.2018.04.003. Epub 2018 Apr 28.
In many populations, the patterns of potentially infectious contacts are transients that can be described as a network with dynamic links. The relative timescales of link and contagion dynamics and the characteristics that drive their tempos can lead to important differences to the static case. Here, we propose some essential nomenclature for their analysis, and then review the relevant literature. We describe recent advances in they apply to infection processes, considering all of the methods used to record, measure and analyse them, and their implications for disease transmission. Finally, we outline some key challenges and opportunities in the field.
在许多人群中，潜在传染性接触的模式是瞬态的，可以描述为具有动态链接的网络。链接和传染动力学的相对时间尺度以及驱动它们节奏的特征可能导致与静态情况的重要差异。在这里，我们提出了一些用于分析它们的基本术语，然后回顾了相关文献。我们描述了它们在感染过程中的最新应用，考虑了用于记录、测量和分析它们的所有方法，以及它们对疾病传播的影响。最后，我们概述了该领域的一些关键挑战和机遇。
