Stochastic modeling of influenza transmission: Insights into disease dynamics and epidemic management

The stochastic SEIR model was employed to investigate the dynamics of influenza transmission. By incorporating transmission rates and prevalence ratios, this model provides the most comprehensive explanation of the virus’s unpredictable dissemination. To simulate the stochastic components of influenza transmission, we implemented conventional Brownian motions and stochastic differential equations. The investigation examines the uniqueness and presence of the solutions to demonstrate the conditions needed for eliminating the infection under random disturbances. The transmission rate coefficient ( β ) strongly impacts disease transmission speed. as demonstrated by the simulation results.Thus, the proper usage of safe transmission control methods is another decisive factor that determines the outcome of epidemics. Actual data of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was used. The results highlighted practicality of stochastic models and their usefulness to address and formulate and even execute the public health related policies. Regarding this, this study sets a high bar for other studies on modeling viral diseases on the grounds that stochastic and dynamic factors are also very important. These subsequent improvements in the model shall enable us to pinpoint the best strategies for the prevention and eradication of influenza and any other subsequent epidemic diseases, with reference to epidemic, epidemiology and public health.

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Partial Differential Equations in Applied Mathematics
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2024-08-23
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.padiff.2024.100886
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COVID-19 epidemiological studies
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Abstract

The stochastic SEIR model was employed to investigate the dynamics of influenza transmission. By incorporating transmission rates and prevalence ratios, this model provides the most comprehensive explanation of the virus’s unpredictable dissemination. To simulate the stochastic components of influenza transmission, we implemented conventional Brownian motions and stochastic differential equations. The investigation examines the uniqueness and presence of the solutions to demonstrate the conditions needed for eliminating the infection under random disturbances. The transmission rate coefficient ( β ) strongly impacts disease transmission speed. as demonstrated by the simulation results.Thus, the proper usage of safe transmission control methods is another decisive factor that determines the outcome of epidemics. Actual data of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was used. The results highlighted practicality of stochastic models and their usefulness to address and formulate and even execute the public health related policies. Regarding this, this study sets a high bar for other studies on modeling viral diseases on the grounds that stochastic and dynamic factors are also very important. These subsequent improvements in the model shall enable us to pinpoint the best strategies for the prevention and eradication of influenza and any other subsequent epidemic diseases, with reference to epidemic, epidemiology and public health.

Partial Differential Equations in Applied MathematicsVol. 11
Zarqa University (JO), Taif University (SA), Al-Neelain University (SD), King Saud University (SA), University of Bakhtalruda (SD), Statistical Research (United States) (US), Al Baha University (SA)
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