A random-walk-based epidemiological model.
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SUBMITTER: Chu A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8481482 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep
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A random-walk-based epidemiological model.
Chu Andrew A Huber Greg G McGeever Aaron A Veytsman Boris B Yllanes David D
Scientific reports 20210929 1
Random walkers on a two-dimensional square lattice are used to explore the spatio-temporal growth of an epidemic. We have found that a simple random-walk system generates non-trivial dynamics compared with traditional well-mixed models. Phase diagrams characterizing the long-term behaviors of the epidemics are calculated numerically. The functional dependence of the basic reproductive number [Formula: see text] on the model's defining parameters reveals the role of spatial fluctuations and leads ...[more]
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