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ArticleScientific reports2021

Addressing the COVID-19 transmission in inner Brazil by a mathematical model.

G B Almeida, T N Vilches, C P Ferreira, C M C B Fortaleza

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Covid-19 Outbreak in Brazil: Health, Social, Political, and Economic Implications.International journal of health services : planning, administration, evaluation · 2022
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4 authors.

G B AlmeidaMedical School of Botucatu, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, 18618-687, Brazil. gb.almeida@unesp.br.
T N Vilches *Institute of Mathematics, Statistics, and Scientific Computing, University of Campinas, Campinas, 13083-859, Brazil.
C P Ferreira *Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, 18618-689, Brazil.
C M C B Fortaleza *Medical School of Botucatu, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, 18618-687, Brazil.

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 18/24058-1Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 18/24811-1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In 2020, the world experienced its very first pandemic of the globalized era. A novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, is the causative agent of severe pneumonia and has rapidly spread through many nations, crashing health systems and leading a large number of people to death. In Brazil, the emergence of local epidemics in major metropolitan areas has always been a concern. In a vast and heterogeneous country, with regional disparities and climate diversity, several factors can modulate the dynamics of COVID-19. What should be the scenario for inner Brazil, and what can we do to control infection transmission in each of these locations? Here, a mathematical model is proposed to simulate disease transmission among individuals in several scenarios, differing by abiotic factors, social-economic factors, and effectiveness of mitigation strategies. The disease control relies on keeping all individuals' social distancing and detecting, followed by isolating, infected ones. The model reinforces social distancing as the most efficient method to control disease transmission. Moreover, it also shows that improving the detection and isolation of infected individuals can loosen this mitigation strategy. Finally, the effectiveness of control may be different across the country, and understanding it can help set up public health strategies.

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Models, TheoreticalBrazilCluster AnalysisCOVID-19HumansPandemicsPhysical DistancingPublic HealthQuarantineSARS-CoV-2

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PMCPMC8144226

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