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ArticleTheory in biosciences = Theorie in den Biowissenschaften2025

Modeling influenza transmission and control: epidemic theory insights across Mexico, Italy, and South Africa.

Md Kamrujjaman, Kazi Mehedi Mohammad

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Article in Theory in biosciences = Theorie in den Biowissenschaften, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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2 authors.

Md Kamrujjaman *Department of Mathematics, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh. kamrujjaman@du.ac.bd.
Kazi Mehedi Mohammad *Department of Mathematics, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh.

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University Grants Commission of Bangladesh NoneUniversity of Dhaka None
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A mathematical analysis of influenza virus transmission is undertaken, combining rigorous theoretical development with numerical simulations informed by real-world data. The terms in the equations introduce parameters which are determined by fitting the model for matching clinical data sets using nonlinear least-square method. Wave patterns, critical illness factors, and forecasts of influenza transmission at national levels in Mexico, Italy, and South Africa are examined, alongside evaluations of the effectiveness of existing control measures and proposals for alternative policy interventions. Data for 120 weeks from October 2021 to March 2023 are used to fit the model. Numerical simulations and sensitivity analysis reveal the effectiveness of various prevention strategies. We performed data fitting using Latin hypercube sampling, sensitivity indices, Partial Rank Correlation Coefficient (PRCC), and p values to estimate the basic reproduction number

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EpidemicsInfluenza, HumanModels, TheoreticalAntiviral AgentsBasic Reproduction NumberComputer SimulationEpidemiological ModelsHumansItalyMexicoSouth AfricaAntiviral AgentsInfluenzaOptimal controlParametersPRCCSVEIRT model

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