Outbreak minimization v.s. influence maximization: an optimization framework

Abstract Background An effective approach to containing epidemic outbreaks (e.g., COVID-19) is targeted immunization, which involves identifying “super spreaders” who play a key role in spreading disease over human contact networks. The ultimate goal of targeted immunization and other disease contro...

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Main Authors: Chun-Hung Cheng, Yong-Hong Kuo, Ziye Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12911-020-01281-0