Spatially explicit epidemiological simulation system of influenza A (H1N1) in China

Author

Zhang, Yun ; Liu, Zhigang ; Zhang, Yong ; Yang, Hua ; Bo, Yanchen ; Fang, Liqun ; Xiao, Xiangming

Author_Institution

State Key Lab. of Remote Sensing Sci., Beijing Normal Univ., Beijing, China

fYear

2010

fDate

18-20 June 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

The outbreak of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) around the world has caused significant economic loss and human death. It is a urgent challenge to improve our response to pandemic influenza A (H1N1) outbreaks, and avoid its epidemic. Computer simulation is a pragmatic and effective methodology for analyses of influenza A (H1N1). A spatially explicit epidemiological simulation system is proposed to study the outbreak and transmission of influenza A (H1N1) in mainland China. In this system, a SEIR epidemic model is developed, and traffic between provinces and four kinds of prevention and control measures are considered. Additionally, Geographic Information System (GIS) tool is incorporated in the system to provide friendly interface for model development, epidemic simulation, and temporal-spatial analysis. Preliminary experimental results have shown the effectiveness of the system.

Keywords

digital simulation; geographic information systems; medical computing; user interfaces; China; GIS tool; SEIR epidemic model; computer simulation; geographic information system tool; pandemic influenza A (H1N1); spatial explicit epidemiological simulation system; temporal-spatial analysis; Biological system modeling; Data models; Geographic Information Systems; Influenza; Mathematical model; Simulation; Stochastic processes; GIS; epidemiological simulation system; pandemic influenza A (H1N1);

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoinformatics, 2010 18th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Beijing

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-7301-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GEOINFORMATICS.2010.5567815

Filename

5567815