Record Screening Clause Samples

Record Screening. All 799 records were independently screened by two individuals on title and abstract and any discrepancies were resolved. This process yielded 75 articles to be screened on full text, a task which was split between these two individuals. The inclusion/exclusion criteria for the initial sift and the full text screening are listed in Table 2. After this process 57 records remained. The reference lists of all articles were screened (title and abstract) by a single individual, yielding a further 24 articles to be screened on full text. Of these, 22 articles were included in the review. The reference lists of these 22 were also screened. In total, 79 articles remained to be reviewed. This process is represented in the flow diagram in the supplementary information. Global spread of a human to human infectious disease Specific models for far-reaching outbreaks of ILIs Use of appropriate datasets Abstract or full text not available in English or French Articles not containing mathematical models: review papers, empirical studies, emergency response, microbiological studies, or disease surveillance. Disease type (not influenza or other potential pandemic disease) Vector or non-human host Focus on treatment or vaccination Not relevant models: in host, not disease-specific, not involving population-wide spread, computer science, social media/ internet/ phone modelling.