Author(s): Lopes, Joao ; Rodrigues, Paula ; Pinho, Suani TR ; Andrade, Roberto FS ; Duarte, Raquel ; Gomes, M Gabriela M
Date: 2014
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.7/345
Origin: ARCA - Access to Research and Communication Annals
Subject(s): Heterogeneity; Sojourn times; Transmission dynamics; Tuberculosis epidemiology
Tuberculosis remains a high burden for Human society despite considerable investments in its control. Unique features in the history of infection and transmission dynamics of tuberculosis pose serious limitations on the direct interpretation of surveillance data and call for models that incorporate latent processes and simulate specific interventions.
