Outbreak minimization v.s. influence maximization: an optimization framework.

Background: An effective approach to containing epidemic outbreaks (e.g., COVID-19) is targeted immunization, which involves identifying "super spreaders" who play a key role in spreading disease over human contact networks. The ultimate goal of targeted immunization and other disease control strate...

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Published in:BMC Medical Informatics & Decision Making Vol. 20; no. 1
Main Authors: Cheng, Chun-Hung, Kuo, Yong-Hong, Zhou, Ziye
Format: Journal Article
Published: BioMed Central 10/16/2020
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost