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| What is the Spatiotemporal Epidemiological Modeler (STEM)? | |
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| The Spatiotemporal Epidemiological Modeler (STEM) tool is designed | |
| to help scientists and public health officials create and use spatial | |
| and temporal models of emerging infectious diseases. | |
| These models could aid in understanding, and potentially preventing, | |
| the spread such diseases. | |
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| Policymakers responsible for creating strategies to contain diseases | |
| and prevent epidemics need an accurate understanding of disease | |
| dynamics and the likely outcomes of preventive actions. | |
| In an increasingly connected world with extremely efficient | |
| global transportation links, the vectors of infection can | |
| be quite complex. STEM facilitates the development of advanced | |
| mathematical models that incorporate many factors that impact | |
| the spread of disease. These include population types and their | |
| geographical distribution and density, transportation routes and | |
| their capacities, and the characteristics of a disease. | |
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