Metapopulation dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in a small-scale Amazonian society.

ABSTRACT: The severity of infectious disease outbreaks is governed by patterns of human contact, which vary by geography, social organization, mobility, access to technology and healthcare, economic development, and culture. Whereas globalized societies and urban centers exhibit characteristics that can heighten vulnerability to pandemics, small-scale subsistence societies occupying remote, rural areas may be buffered. Accordingly, voluntary collective isolation has been proposed as one strategy to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 and other pandemics on small-scale Indigenous populations with minimal access to healthcare infrastructure. To assess the vulnerability of such populations and the viability of interventions such as voluntary collective isolation, we simulate and analyze the dynamics of SA

SUBMITTER: Kraft TS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10443873 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature