Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics
The Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics works to improve methods for infectious disease modeling and statistical analysis, quantify disease and intervention impact, engage with policymakers to enhance decision-making, and train the next generation of scientists.
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Boston, MA 02115
Week 7: Real-World Challenges and Opportunities
This week, we will be learning about infectious disease surveillance, forecasting, and about the use of genomic tools in infectious disease epidemiology. We will look at the ways in which data on infectious diseases are typically collected and how this data can be used, in conjunction with mathematical models, for infectious disease forecasting. We will also look at the use of mathematical models for real-time forecasting and outbreak response. Finally, in the last section, we will explore the use of pathogen genomics for controlling and containing infectious diseases.