AMUSE

Date: January 31, 2018

Time: 6:00PM - 7:00PM

Location: BLOC 220

Speaker: Dr. Glenn Lahodny, Texas A&M University, Department of Mathematics

Title: It's Flu Season! (A Mathematical Model of Influenza)

Abstract: Each year, millions of people worldwide are infected with the influenza virus resulting in a significant public health and economic burden. Although the transmission and prevention of influenza involves many complicating factors, simple mathematical models can provide insight into the dynamics of epidemics and help public health officials make decisions about public health policy. In this talk, I will present a simple model for influenza transmission including vaccination and discuss some basic techniques for epidemiological modeling.