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SUBMITTER: Zhang HF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3836038 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Hai-Feng HF Yang Zimo Z Wu Zhi-Xi ZX Wang Bing-Hong BH Zhou Tao T
Scientific reports 20131121
Facing the threats of infectious diseases, we take various actions to protect ourselves, but few studies considered an evolving system with competing strategies. In view of that, we propose an evolutionary epidemic model coupled with human behaviors, where individuals have three strategies: vaccination, self-protection and laissez faire, and could adjust their strategies according to their neighbors' strategies and payoffs at the beginning of each new season of epidemic spreading. We found a cou ...[more]