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Hist Philos Life Sci · Jun 2021
Historical ArticleImagination and remembrance: what role should historical epidemiology play in a world bewitched by mathematical modelling of COVID-19 and other epidemics?
- George S Heriot and Euzebiusz Jamrozik.
- School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne VIC 3004, Clayton, VIC, Australia. george.heriot@mh.org.au.
- Hist Philos Life Sci. 2021 Jun 7; 43 (2): 81.
AbstractAlthough every emerging infectious disease occurs in a unique context, the behaviour of previous pandemics offers an insight into the medium- and long-term outcomes of the current threat. Where an informative historical analogue exists, epidemiologists and policymakers should consider how the insights of the past can inform current forecasts and responses.
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