DocumentCode
3031212
Title
West Nile Virus system dynamics investigation in Dallas County, TX
Author
Obeid, Mohammad F. ; Shull, John
Author_Institution
Modeling, Simulation, & Visualization Eng. Dept., Old Dominion Univ., Norfolk, VA, USA
fYear
2013
fDate
8-11 Dec. 2013
Firstpage
2076
Lastpage
2087
Abstract
After its first introduction in 1999, West Nile Virus (WNV) has spread very widely along the east coasts of the United States before appearing in Texas where 1792 cases were reported of which 82 were fatal in 2012. The interesting patterns and behavior of the virus and its amplified impact on the county of Dallas drove this work. This paper encompasses a thorough development of a systems dynamics simulation model that imitates the virus´s infectious behavior and dynamics in Dallas County, TX utilizing historical data collected and the aid of suitable software packages.
Keywords
biology computing; cellular biophysics; data handling; digital simulation; medical computing; microorganisms; systems engineering; Dallas County; Texas; United States; WNV; West Nile Virus systems; historical data; software packages; systems dynamics simulation model; virus infectious behavior; virus infectious dynamics; virus patterns; Birds; Data models; Diseases; Mathematical model; Meteorology; Sociology; Statistics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Simulation Conference (WSC), 2013 Winter
Conference_Location
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-2077-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/WSC.2013.6721585
Filename
6721585
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