Comparison of an Agent-based Model of Disease Propagation with the Generalised SIR Epidemic Model

Abstract

Social contacts are an important channel for the propagation of disease through a population and should be considered in conjunction with traditional epidemic diffusion. Such channels should always be taken into account for a realistic estimation of a long-term impact of a disease outbreak (natural or malicious) and for the best response options. This paper describes our recent experience in developing a simple agent-based model to simulate disease propagation through a social network and validating the results of the agent-based simulation by reconciling it with a well-known mathematical model.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA510899

Entities

People

  • Alex Skvortsov
  • Peter Dawson
  • Russell Connell

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agent-Based Simulations
  • Combat Simulations
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Simulations
  • Differential Equations
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Health
  • Health Services
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Mathematical Models
  • Military Operations
  • Models
  • Network Science
  • Operations Research
  • Simulations
  • Social Networks
  • Urban Areas

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology