Shweta Bansal

Contact, travel, and transmission: The impact of winter holidays on influenza dynamics in the United States

This study examines how winter holidays affect influenza transmission patterns, finding that they delay epidemic peaks and shift disease risk from children to adults.

Inferring social structure and its drivers from refuge use in the desert tortoise, a relatively solitary species

This study uses burrow use data to infer social structure and its drivers in desert tortoises, showing seasonal and stressor-related variations in burrow behavior.

Livestock market data for modeling disease spread among US cattle

The paper develops a novel data stream from US livestock market reports to estimate a national-scale cattle movement network and assess its role in disease spread.

Using heterogeneity in the population structure of U.S. swine farms to compare transmission models for porcine epidemic diarrhoea

The paper compares transmission models for porcine epidemic diarrhoea by analyzing state-level outbreak data and farm population structure variables.

Detecting Signals of Seasonal Influenza Severity through Age Dynamics

This study develops a severity index for seasonal influenza using age dynamics from surveillance data, finding it robust for retrospective classification and early warning.

Exploring community structure in biological networks with random graphs

The paper develops a generative model to create random graphs with specified community structures and uses it to benchmark community detection algorithms and generate null models for biological networks.

Social, spatial and temporal segregation in an ant society

The paper examines social, spatial, and temporal segregation in ant societies to understand how these factors influence disease transmission dynamics.

Assessing the Use of Antiviral Treatment to Control Influenza

This study evaluates the role of antiviral therapy in controlling seasonal and pandemic influenza, finding that it can reduce attack rates and eliminate outbreaks when used conservatively.