Quarantine in a multi-species epidemic model with spatial dynamics.
Motivation is provided for the development of infectious disease models that incorporate the movement of individuals over a range of spatial scales. A general model is formulated for a disease that can be transmitted between different species and multiple patches, and the behavior of the system is investigated in the case in which the spatial component consists of a ring of patches. The influence of various parameters on the spatial and temporal spread of the disease is studied numerically, with particular focus on the role of quarantine in the form of travel restriction.
Arino
Julien
J
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4K7. arinoj@cc.umanitoba.ca
Jordan
Richard
R
van den Driessche
P
P
D000465:Algorithms; D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods*; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D008954:Models, Biological; D011156:Population Density; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011790:Quarantine