Distributed Reproduction Numbers of Networked Epidemics

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Hauptverfasser: She, Baike, Paré, Philip E., Hale, Matthew
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author She, Baike
Paré, Philip E.
Hale, Matthew
author_facet She, Baike
Paré, Philip E.
Hale, Matthew
contents Reproduction numbers are widely used for the estimation and prediction of epidemic spreading processes over networks. However, reproduction numbers do not enable estimation and prediction in individual communities within networks, and they can be difficult to compute due to the aggregation of infection data that is required to do so. Therefore, in this work we propose a novel concept of distributed reproduction numbers to capture the spreading behaviors of each entity in the network, and we show how to compute them using certain parameters in networked SIS and SIR epidemic models. We use distributed reproduction numbers to derive new conditions under which an outbreak can occur. These conditions are then used to derive new conditions for the existence, uniqueness, and stability of equilibrium states. Finally, in simulation we use synthetic infection data to illustrate how distributed reproduction numbers provide more fine-grained analyses of networked spreading processes than ordinary reproduction numbers.
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spellingShingle Distributed Reproduction Numbers of Networked Epidemics
She, Baike
Paré, Philip E.
Hale, Matthew
Systems and Control
Reproduction numbers are widely used for the estimation and prediction of epidemic spreading processes over networks. However, reproduction numbers do not enable estimation and prediction in individual communities within networks, and they can be difficult to compute due to the aggregation of infection data that is required to do so. Therefore, in this work we propose a novel concept of distributed reproduction numbers to capture the spreading behaviors of each entity in the network, and we show how to compute them using certain parameters in networked SIS and SIR epidemic models. We use distributed reproduction numbers to derive new conditions under which an outbreak can occur. These conditions are then used to derive new conditions for the existence, uniqueness, and stability of equilibrium states. Finally, in simulation we use synthetic infection data to illustrate how distributed reproduction numbers provide more fine-grained analyses of networked spreading processes than ordinary reproduction numbers.
title Distributed Reproduction Numbers of Networked Epidemics
topic Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.07837