• A Multilayer Network Model implementation for COVID-19 

      Calvo Alpízar, Juan Gabriel; Sánchez Peña, Fabio Ariel; Barboza Chinchilla, Luis Alberto; García Puerta, Yury Elena; Vásquez Brenes, Paola Andrea (2021)
      We present a numerical implementation for a multilayer network to model the transmission of Covid-19 or other diseases with a similar transmission mechanism. The model incorporates different contact types between individuals ...
    • A multilayer network model of Covid-19: implications in public health policy in Costa Rica 

      Sánchez Peña, Fabio Ariel; Calvo Alpízar, Juan Gabriel; Mery Valdovinos, Gustavo Andrés; García Puerta, Yury Elena; Vásquez Brenes, Paola Andrea; Barboza Chinchilla, Luis Alberto; Pérez Rosales, María Dolores; Rivas Chaves, Tania (2022-05)
      Successful partnerships between researchers, experts, and public health authorities have been critical to navigate the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic worldwide. In this collaboration, mathematical models have played ...
    • Mathematical and Statistical models as tools for the control ofmosquito-borne diseases: The experience of Costa Rica 

      Sánchez Peña, Fabio Ariel; Barboza Chinchilla, Luis Alberto; Vásquez Brenes, Paola Andrea; García Puerta, Yury Elena; Calvo Alpízar, Juan Gabriel; Chou Chen, Shu Wei; Mery Valdovinos, Gustavo Andrés (2021-06-25)
      The modeling of infectious diseases provides valuable input in the development of mitigating strategies and implementation of public health interventions. We highlight results and current research conducted in Costa Rica ...
    • The role of mobility and sanitary measures on the delay of community transmission of COVID-19 in Costa Rica 

      Barboza Chinchilla, Luis Alberto; Vásquez Brenes, Paola Andrea; Mery Valdovinos, Gustavo Andrés; Sánchez Peña, Fabio Ariel; García Puerta, Yury Elena; Calvo Alpízar, Juan Gabriel; Rivas Chaves, Tania; Pérez Rosales, María Dolores; Salas Peraza, Daniel (2021-07-21)
      The aim of this paper is to infer the effects that change on human mobility had on the transmission dynamics during the first four months of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Costa Rica, which could have played a role in delaying ...
    • The role of SARS-CoV-2 testing on hospitalizations in California 

      Montesinos López, José Cricelio; Daza Torres, María Luisa; García Puerta, Yury Elena; Barboza Chinchilla, Luis Alberto; Sánchez Peña, Fabio Ariel; Schmidt, Alec J.; Pollock, Bradley H.; Nuño, Miriam A (2021-12-03)
      The rapid spread of the new SARS-CoV-2 virus triggered a global health crisis, disproportionately impacting people with pre-existing health conditions and particular demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. One of ...
    • Wavelet analysis of dengue incidence and its correlation with weather and vegetation variables in Costa Rica 

      García Puerta, Yury Elena; Barboza Chinchilla, Luis Alberto; Sánchez Peña, Fabio Ariel; Vásquez Brenes, Paola Andrea; Calvo Alpízar, Juan Gabriel (2021)
      Dengue represents a serious public health problem in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. The number of dengue cases and its geographical expansion has increased in recent decades, driven mostly after by social and ...