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--------------------------------- SEMINARIO DI MATEMATICA APPLICATA

Giovedi 23 Ottobre 2014, ore 11.30 Aula Rappresentanza, Dipartimento di Matematica (Via Saldini 50, Milano)

Heterogeneities and the spatial spread of infectious diseases

Dr. Vittoria Colizza INSERM & Universite Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris, France) ISI Foundation (Turin, Italy)

ABSTRACT The spatial spread of infectious diseases depends on the interplay between local interactions among hosts (and possibly with vectors), along which transmission can occur, and dissemination opportunities presented by the movements of hosts (and vectors) among different communities or locations in space. Many degrees of heterogeneity may characterize this process, induced by large fluctuations in hosts' features (e.g. mixing behavior, frequency and duration of movements, topology and magnitude of movement fluxes) or by variations in pathogen's specific features (e.g. multiple circulation of different viruses, multiple types of transmission). To address these aspects, I'll present a general theoretical modeling framework taking into account the various heterogeneities at play and explore how these may affect the pandemic potential of an emerging infectious disease. Results are discussed in the realm of specific case studies.

La S.V. e` cordialmente invitata.

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Home page del seminario: http://www.mat.unimi.it/users/veeser/sma/ Il seminario e` organizzato da: - Dipartimento di Matematica dell'Universita` di Milano, - Scuola di Dottorato in Scienze Matematiche.

Per ulteriori informazioni contattare Giacomo Aletti, Lourenco Beirao da Veiga o Andreas Veeser.