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Modeling the spread of the Zika virus using topological data analysis

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  • Derek Lo
  • Briton Park

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Zika virus (ZIKV), a disease spread primarily through the Aedes aegypti mosquito, was identified in Brazil in 2015 and was declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO). Epidemiologists often use common state-level attributes such as population density and temperature to determine the spread of disease. By applying techniques from topological data analysis, we believe that epidemiologists will be able to better predict how ZIKV will spread. We use the Vietoris-Rips filtration on high-density mosquito locations in Brazil to create simplicial complexes, from which we extract homology group generators. Previously epidemiologists have not relied on topological data analysis to model disease spread. Evaluating our model on ZIKV case data in the states of Brazil demonstrates the value of these techniques for the improved assessment of vector-borne diseases.

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  • Derek Lo & Briton Park, 2018. "Modeling the spread of the Zika virus using topological data analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(2), pages 1-7, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0192120
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192120
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    1. Marwah Soliman & Vyacheslav Lyubchich & Yulia R. Gel, 2020. "Ensemble forecasting of the Zika space‐time spread with topological data analysis," Environmetrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 31(7), November.

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