Predictive modelling for COVID-19 outbreak control: lessons from the navy cluster in Sri Lanka

Predictive modelling for COVID-19 outbreak control: lessons from the navy cluster in Sri Lanka

Abstract In response to an outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) within a cluster of Navy personnel in Sri Lanka commencing from 22nd April 2020, an aggressive outbreak management program was launched by the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health. To predict the possible number of cas...

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Main Authors: N. W. A. N. Y. Wijesekara, Nayomi Herath, K. A. L. C. Kodituwakku, H. D. B. Herath, Samitha Ginige, Thilanga Ruwanpathirana, Manjula Kariyawasam, Sudath Samaraweera, Anuruddha Herath, Senarupa Jayawardena, Deepa Gamge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:Military Medical Research
Subjects:
COVID-19
Predictive modelling
SIR model
Navy cluster
Outbreak management
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40779-021-00325-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40779-021-00325-4

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