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Where Do We Poop? CIDMATH Releases a Wastewater Simulator
CIDMATH’s new agent-based simulator, built with the center’s computer science team, models how an outbreak signal makes its way into a city’s wastewater. It pulls together human mobility, social contact, disease transmission, toilet-use behavior, and pathogen shedding into one picture. The name is a joke; the science is not. For more information on the simulator…
Quantile Forecast Recalibration and Validation
Members of the Delphi Group have developed an online method shown to improve calibration of forecasts. MultiQT, the multiple-level quantile tracker, is a generic method for recalibrating quantile forecasts. It is lightweight and easy to implement (requiring ~10 lines of code): using a forecaster’s track record, it adjusts the forecasts prospectively to improve coverage at…
Counterfactual Epidemic Agent-based Simulator
Researchers at MICOM are studying the heterogeneous effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) on epidemic dynamics across counties in the U.S. Because surveillance data only reflect policies that were actually implemented, the team generates counterfactual time series for policies that were not implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic, using a calibrated agent-based model. The framework produces realistic…
MADMC Midwest EpiView
MADMC has developed a template for their Midwest EpiView tool, an interactive dashboard that integrates vaccination, geographic, and case data into a set of interactive maps and tables to support public health analysis and outreach. Midwest EpiView was originally implemented for measles response in Minnesota and has since been adapted for chickenpox as well. These…
Insight Net is Now on LinkedIn
We are pleased to announce the launch of our official LinkedIn page, creating a new way for our community, partners, and the public to connect with us online. Our LinkedIn page will serve as a hub to highlight network research, tools, and public health impact. Whether you are interested in learning more about our work…
Extensive cryptic circulation sustains mpox among men who have sex with men
A new study in Nature Communications finds mpox infections among men who have sex with men in Los Angeles exceeded reported cases by a 33-fold margin, with undiagnosed infections driving an estimated 31–97% of transmission — challenging the assumption that subclinical infection is rare and that symptom-based surveillance captures ongoing spread. Read the paper in…
Epistorm Response Hub: 2026 Bundibugyo Virus Outbreak in the DRC
Epistorm has launched a Response Hub for the 2026 Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, compiling spread-risk assessments — including international dissemination analysis — to support situational awareness and outbreak preparedness. Explore the Epistorm Response Hub →
epiENGAGE Measles Outbreak Simulator v-2.6.0
The epiENGAGE team has released v-2.6.0 of its free, interactive Measles Outbreak Simulator — model hypothetical outbreaks in a school or community by adjusting vaccination coverage and population size.
Clusters of Concern: Childhood Undervaccination and Measles Outbreaks in South Carolina
A new NEJM research letter finds measles infections in South Carolina clustered in areas with lower public-school vaccination rates — underscoring the value of localized vaccination surveillance for outbreak preparedness.
Infectious Disease Risk for the 2026 FIFA World Cup
A new InsightNet working-group resource maps pathogen-specific infectious disease risk around the 2026 FIFA World Cup — importation, outbreak potential, and impact — with published screening and importation tools.