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

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 analy...

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Published in2010 18th International Conference on Geoinformatics pp. 1 - 6
Main Authors Zhang, Yun, Liu, Zhigang, Zhang, Yong, Yang, Hua, Bo, Yanchen, Fang, Liqun, Xiao, Xiangming
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.06.2010
Subjects
Biological system modeling
Data models
epidemiological simulation system
Geographic Information Systems
GIS
Influenza
Mathematical model
pandemic influenza A (H1N1)
Simulation
Stochastic processes
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ISBN1424473012
9781424473014
ISSN2161-024X
DOI10.1109/GEOINFORMATICS.2010.5567815

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Summary: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.
ISBN:1424473012
9781424473014
ISSN:2161-024X
DOI:10.1109/GEOINFORMATICS.2010.5567815