A diffusive SEIR model for community transmission of Covid-19 epidemics: application to Brazil
Author(s) -
W. E. Fitzgibbon,
Jeffrey J. Morgan,
Glenn F. Webb,
Yixiang Wu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
mathematics in applied sciences and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2563-1926
DOI - 10.5206/mase/14150
Subject(s) - covid-19 , outbreak , transmission (telecommunications) , geography , epidemic model , diffusion , virology , biology , computer science , environmental health , physics , medicine , telecommunications , population , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , pathology , thermodynamics
A mathematical model incorporating diffusion is developed to describe the spatial spread of COVID-19 epidemics in geographical regions. The dynamics of the spatial spread are based on community transmission of the virus. The model is applied to the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic in Brazil.
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