Epidemic Diffusion Network of Spain: A Mobility Model to Characterize the Transmission Routes of Disease.

ABSTRACT: Human mobility drives the geographical diffusion of infectious diseases at different scales, but few studies focus on mobility itself. Using publicly available data from Spain, we define a Mobility Matrix that captures constant flows between provinces by using a distance-like measure of effective distance to build a network model with the 52 provinces and 135 relevant edges. Madrid, Valladolid and Araba/Álaba are the most relevant nodes in terms of degree and strength. The shortest routes (most likely path between two points) between all provinces are calculated. A total of 7 mobility communities were found with a modularity of 63%, and a relationship was established with a cumulative incidence of COVID-19 in 14 days (CI14) during the study period. In conclusion, mobility patterns in Spain

SUBMITTER: Del-Aguila-Mejia J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10001675 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature