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ArticleBulletin of mathematical biology2026

Modeling and Simulation of the Role of Mass Testing in Controlling COVID-19.

Alexandre Maranhão, Marco A Ridenti, André J Chaves

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Article in Bulletin of mathematical biology, 2026. 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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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Alexandre MaranhãoDepartment of Physics, Aeronautics Institute of Technology, Praça Marechal Eduardo Gomes, 50, 12228-900, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil.
Marco A RidentiDepartment of Physics, Aeronautics Institute of Technology, Praça Marechal Eduardo Gomes, 50, 12228-900, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil. aridenti@ita.br.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6483-5128
André J ChavesDepartment of Physics, Aeronautics Institute of Technology, Praça Marechal Eduardo Gomes, 50, 12228-900, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study explores the role of mass testing in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic using an age-stratified compartmental model. The model evaluates the impact of different testing strategies on the pandemic's reproduction number,

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COVID-19COVID-19 TestingEpidemiological ModelsModels, BiologicalPandemicsBasic Reproduction NumberComputer SimulationCost-Benefit AnalysisCost-Effectiveness AnalysisHumansMass ScreeningMathematical ConceptsNonlinear DynamicsSARS-CoV-2COVID-19Disease ModelsMathematical EpidemiologyNonlinear Dynamics

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PMID41721946
PMCPMC12924855

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