Epidemic local final size in a metapopulation network as indicator of geographical priority for control strategies in SIR type diseases
The main limitation on designing epidemic control strategies lies in their economic and social costs. Thus, a practical and efficient approach takes into consideration these factors. Most epidemics evolve in a structured population, being the geographical structure the most evident. In this situation, having a criteria for identifying the most effective locations where control measures can optimize available resources is desirable. In this paper, a regional index based on the final epidemic size predicted by a metapopulation model is proposed.
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