TY - JOUR
T1 - Transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome in dynamical small-world networks
AU - Masuda, Naoki
AU - Konno, Norio
AU - Aihara, Kazuyuki
PY - 2004/3
Y1 - 2004/3
N2 - A dynamic network model for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemics was proposed. It was shown that the combined effects of superspreaders and their possible tendencies to haunt potential contagious places can amplify the spreads. The different dynamical consequences were contrasted according to different types of underlying network structure. The results also indicated that SARS propagated in small-world networks associated with human contacts. The biological nature of individuals and social group properties were found to be important factors that influenced the heterogeneous rates of social contacts among individuals.
AB - A dynamic network model for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemics was proposed. It was shown that the combined effects of superspreaders and their possible tendencies to haunt potential contagious places can amplify the spreads. The different dynamical consequences were contrasted according to different types of underlying network structure. The results also indicated that SARS propagated in small-world networks associated with human contacts. The biological nature of individuals and social group properties were found to be important factors that influenced the heterogeneous rates of social contacts among individuals.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevE.69.031917
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevE.69.031917
M3 - Article
C2 - 15089332
AN - SCOPUS:37649029935
VL - 69
SP - 031917-1-031917-6
JO - Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics
JF - Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics
SN - 1063-651X
IS - 3 1
M1 - 031917
ER -