Title

Mobility matrix evolution for an SIS epidemic patch model

Authors

Authors

J. Sanders; B. Noble; R. A. Van Gorder;C. Riggs

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Physica A

Keywords

Epidemic patch model; Mobility matrix; Genetic algorithms; COMPLEX NETWORKS; ASYMPTOTIC PROFILES; STEADY-STATES; DISEASE; SPREAD; Physics, Multidisciplinary

Abstract

Intercommunity disease spread can be modeled using a collection of discrete community "patches" with continuous population flow between them. In a susceptible-infected-susceptible (SIS) model residents of a community may either be classified as susceptible or infected. Infected individuals may heal and become susceptible again but are not permitted to die or become immune. The spread of disease can be controlled by modifying the rate and direction of resident movement across patch boundaries. In this work we use genetic algorithms to evolve optimal connections between patch boundaries such that the total number of infected individuals is minimized. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Journal Title

Physica a-Statistical Mechanics and Its Applications

Volume

391

Issue/Number

24

Publication Date

1-1-2012

Document Type

Article

DOI Link

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2012.07.023

Language

English

First Page

6256

Last Page

6267

WOS Identifier

WOS:000309626900002

ISSN

0378-4371

Recommended Citation

"Mobility matrix evolution for an SIS epidemic patch model" (2012). Faculty Bibliography 2010s. 3240.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2010/3240