Topological dynamics of the 2015 South Korea MERS-CoV spread-on-contact networks.

ABSTRACT: Network analysis to examine infectious contact relations provides an important means to uncover the topologies of individual infectious contact networks. This study aims to investigate the spread of diseases among individuals over contact networks by exploring the 2015 Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak in Korea. We present several distinct features of MERS transmission by employing a comprehensive approach in network research to examine both the traced relationship matrix of infected individuals and their bipartite transmission routes among healthcare facilities visited for treatment. The results indicate that a few super-spreaders were more likely to hold certain structural advantages by linking to an exceptional number of other individuals, causing several ongoing transmis

SUBMITTER: Yang CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7062829 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature