#virus

The word we selected for our FBK Dictionary series for the research Center for Health Emergencies is epidemic, a term from which pandemic is derived, arguably the most significant in recent years.

An FBK-coordinated study published in Nature Communications demonstrates the importance of correct information to limit transmission

Through the Health Emergencies Center, directed by Stefano Merler, Trento based Fondazione Bruno Kessler will be the leader, together with Istituto Superiore di Sanità (the Italian National Institute of Health) and the Association of Experimental Zooprophylactic Institutes, of the epidemiology and statistical and mathematical modelling studies for INF-ACT, the new consortium of 25 universities, public and private entities dedicated to emerging infectious diseases.

The outbreak in Italy started long before February 20 and aggressive containment strategies are needed to control the spread of Covid-19 and avoid catastrophic outcomes for the national health system.

There is no scientifically valid information on the epidemic, now global, to help fight its spread, which could also soon affect our country

The prestigious scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has published the article "Measurability of the epidemic reproduction number in data-driven contact networks". FBK researchers Stefano Merler and Marco Ajelli are among the authors