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An agent-based epidemic model for dengue simulation in the Philippines

Published: 06 December 2015 Publication History

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Dengue is a mosquito-borne disease and a severe health issue in tropical and subtropical countries. Based on a literature search and data gathering, an agent-based model for simulating dengue epidemics is developed. It models human and mosquito agents with detailed agent's behavior, mosquito biting rules and transmissions. Featuring a modular approach, it provides flexibility and allows functionalities that are easy to manage and to communicate. The model is parameterized and calibrated to simulate the 2010 dengue epidemic in Cebu City, Philippines. This works fairly well and also provides insights into the spreading process of dengue. It reveals that the changing mosquito population during rainy season has a great impact on the epidemic. It suggests how further research on that matter using models and extended biological studies might lead to a better understanding of the dengue spreading process, and eventually to more effective disease control.

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del Angel, Rosa Maria, and Jorge Reyes-del Valle. 2013. "Dengue Vaccines: Strongly Sought but Not a Reality Just Yet." Edited by Kasturi Haldar. PLoS Pathogens 9 (10): e1003551.
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Miksch, Florian, Christoph Urach, Patrick Einzinger, and Günther Zauner. 2014. "A Flexible Agent-Based Framework for Infectious Disease Modeling." In Information and Communication Technology, edited by Linawati, MadeSudiana Mahendra, ErichJ. Neuhold, Amin Tjoa, and Ilsun You, 8407:36--45. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Springer Berlin Heidelberg.

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  • (2017)Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation of Mosquito-Borne Disease TransmissionProceedings of the 16th Conference on Autonomous Agents and MultiAgent Systems10.5555/3091125.3091190(426-435)Online publication date: 8-May-2017

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WSC '15: Proceedings of the 2015 Winter Simulation Conference
December 2015
4051 pages
ISBN:9781467397414

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Published: 06 December 2015

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December 6 - 9, 2015
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  • (2017)Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation of Mosquito-Borne Disease TransmissionProceedings of the 16th Conference on Autonomous Agents and MultiAgent Systems10.5555/3091125.3091190(426-435)Online publication date: 8-May-2017

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