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ArticlePloS one2024

Biomathematical model to analyze the transmission dynamics of Covid-19: Case study, Santiago de Cali, Colombia.

Miguel Alfaro, Carlos Rubio, Guillermo Fuertes, Manuel Vargas, Armando Mejia-Giraldo

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Article in PloS one, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Miguel AlfaroIndustrial Engineering Department, University of Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Carlos RubioFacultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de San Buenaventura, Cali, Colombia.
Guillermo FuertesFacultad de Ingeniería, Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins, Santiago, Chile.ORCID 0000-0003-3044-5919
Manuel VargasIndustrial Engineering Department, University of Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Armando Mejia-GiraldoFacultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de San Buenaventura, Cali, Colombia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has challenged both the scientific community and government authorities in Colombia. Both sectors are collaborating to understand the transmission and spread of the virus and to establish control strategies. This study proposes a biomathematical model with difference equations to analyze the transmission of Covid-19 in Santiago de Cali from March 2020 to June 2022. The results indicate that most of the inhabitants could be positive at some point, but with containment measures, a manageable number of symptomatic cases could be maintained. In addition, the cumulative fatality curve is fitted to the Gompertz model. The method used for parameter fitting or estimation was Gauss-Newton. This approach provides valuable information for decision making and pandemic management in the city.

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2ColombiaHumansModels, TheoreticalPandemics

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PMCPMC11611158

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