The Critical Role of Networks to Describe Disease Spreading Dynamics in Social Systems: A Perspective

This review underscores the critical significance of incorporating networks science in epidemiology. Classic mathematical compartmental models (CMs) employed to describe epidemic spreading may fail to capture the intricacies of real disease dynamics. Rooted in the mean-field assumption, CMs oversimp...

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Main Authors: Michele Bellingeri, Daniele Bevacqua, Francesco Scotognella, Davide Cassi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-03-01
Series:Mathematics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/12/6/792