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Computational model of a vector-mediated epidemic
We discuss a lattice model of vector-mediated transmission of a disease to illustrate how simulations can be applied in epidemiology. The population consists of two species, human hosts and vectors, which contract the disease from one another. Hosts are sedentary, while vectors (mosquitoes) diffuse...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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American Association of Physics Teachers
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7110924/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32255812 http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.4917164 |
| Sumario: | We discuss a lattice model of vector-mediated transmission of a disease to illustrate how simulations can be applied in epidemiology. The population consists of two species, human hosts and vectors, which contract the disease from one another. Hosts are sedentary, while vectors (mosquitoes) diffuse in space. Examples of such diseases are malaria, dengue fever, and Pierce's disease in vineyards. The model exhibits a phase transition between an absorbing (infection free) phase and an active one as parameters such as infection rates and vector density are varied. |
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