Title :
A Cellular Automaton Model with Extended Neighborhood for Epidemic Propagation
Author :
Guan, Chao ; Yuan, Wenyan ; Peng, Yun
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Inf. Sci. & Technol., Beijing Univ. of Chem. Technol., Beijing, China
Abstract :
A cellular automaton model with extended neighborhood is presented to simulate an infectious disease outbreak. The model facilitates the study of the dynamics of epidemics of different infectious diseases. The effects of different infectivity parameters, infectious cycles, and medical intervention strategies have been studied. The proposed model can serve as a quantitative basis for future medical intervention strategies.
Keywords :
cellular automata; diseases; medicine; cellular automaton model; epidemic propagation; epidemics dynamics; extended neighborhood; future medical intervention strategies; infectious cycles; infectious disease outbreak simulation; infectious diseases; Automata; Biological system modeling; Computational modeling; Diseases; Influenza; Mathematical model; Medical diagnostic imaging; CA; epidemic propagation; extended neighborhood;
Conference_Titel :
Computational Sciences and Optimization (CSO), 2011 Fourth International Joint Conference on
Conference_Location :
Yunnan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9712-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7695-4335-2
DOI :
10.1109/CSO.2011.21
