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[PAST EVENT] Mathematics Colloquium and EXTREEMS-QED Lecture: Yixiang Wu (Vanderbilt University)

December 1, 2017
2pm - 3pm
Location
Jones Hall, Room 302
200 Ukrop Way
Williamsburg, VA 23185Map this location
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  • Open to the public

Speaker: Yixiang Wu (Vanderbilt University)

Title: On spatial epidemic models and their applications

Abstract: Reaction-diffusion epidemic models are proposed in order to understand how spatial heterogeneity influences the transmission dynamics of infectious diseases. In this talk, I will first present our recent numerical studies of the seasonal influenza epidemics in Puerto Rico based on a diffusive susceptible-infected-recovered model. Our simulations demonstrate that even simple diffusive epidemic models have potential applications in real-world situations. Then I will present our theoretical investigations of a reaction-diffusion vector-host epidemic model. We define a basic reproduction number R0 and show that its magnitude determines the global behavior of the solution of the model: if R0 < 1 the disease free steady state is globally stable; if R0 > 1 the model has a unique globally stable positive steady state. This is joint work with Pierre Magal and Glenn Webb.   

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Junping Shi