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Forecasting and control. Epidemiological models can be used during an outbreak to: (a) forecast whether or not a major epidemic is going to occur and predict the total number of cases (adapted from [63]; see that paper for further details); (b) assess the likely impacts of an epidemic under different possible control interventions (adapted from [87]—see that paper for further details). IQR, interquartile range. (Online version in colour.)
