Assessing the efficacy of interventions to control indoor SARS-Cov-2 transmission: an agent-based modeling approach.

ABSTRACT: Intervention strategies for minimizing indoor SARS-CoV-2 transmission are often based on anecdotal evidence because there is little evidence-based research to support them. We developed a spatially-explicit agent-based model for simulating indoor respiratory pathogen transmission, and used it to compare effects of four interventions on reducing individual-level SARS-CoV-2 transmission risk by simulating a well-known case study. We found that imposing movement restrictions and efficacious mask usage appear to have the greatest effects on reducing infection risk, but multiple concurrent interventions are required to minimize the proportion of susceptible individuals infected. Social distancing had little effect on reducing transmission if individuals move during the gathering. Furthermore, o

SUBMITTER: Farthing TS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7836133 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature