Category Archives: viruses

To meet, greet or retreat during influenza outbreaks?

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Catherine Crawley

When influenza pandemics arrive, the specter of disease spread through person-to-person contact can mean that schools close, hand sanitizer sales rise, and travellers stay home. But is severing social and business interactions with our neighbors really better than taking a … Continue reading →

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Agusto Shares the Flu (Model) with Fisk Students

Posted on December 7, 2010 by admin

Dr. Folashade Agusto, NIMBioS postdoctoral fellow, visited Fisk University recently and presented “Mathematical Modeling and Optimal Control of Transmission of Avian Influenza” to an eager group of undergraduate students and faculty.  This was made possible by NIMBioS’s partnership agreement with … Continue reading →

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