Noncompliance with safety guidelines as a free-riding strategy: an evolutionary game-theoretic approach to cooperation during the COVID-19 pandemic

JC Yong, BKC Choy - Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Evolutionary game theory and public goods games offer an important framework to
understand cooperation during pandemics. From this perspective, the COVID-19 situation …

Perceptions towards COVID-19 and adoption of preventive measures among the public in Saudi Arabia: a cross sectional study

G Alkhaldi, GS Aljuraiban, S Alhurishi, R De Souza… - BMC public health, 2021 - Springer
Background Effective management of the spread of a novel infectious disease, such as the
COVID-19 virus can be achieved through influencing people's behavior to adopt preventive …

Network models to evaluate vaccine strategies towards herd immunity in COVID-19

JNA Tetteh, EA Hernandez-Vargas - Journal of Theoretical Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Vaccination remains a critical element in the eventual solution to the COVID-19 public health
crisis. Many vaccines are already being mass produced and supplied in many countries …

Coupled infectious disease and behavior dynamics. A review of model assumptions

A Reitenbach, F Sartori, S Banisch… - Reports on Progress …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Figure (1) Heterogeneity of individual contact behavior impacts disease spread.(a)-(c):
Representative realizations of agent-based SIR-models with the same average contact-or …

Exploring epidemic voluntary vaccinating behavior based on information-driven decisions and benefit-cost analysis

C Zuo, Y Ling, F Zhu, X Ma, G Xiang - Applied Mathematics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
A complex dynamic interplay exists between epidemic transmission and vaccination, which
is significantly influenced by human behavioral responses. We construct a research …

A game theoretic complex network model to estimate the epidemic threshold under individual vaccination behaviour and adaptive social connections

V Kumar, CT Bauch, S Bhattacharyya - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
In today's interconnected world, the spread of information is closely linked to infectious
disease dynamics. Public awareness plays a crucial role, as individual vaccination …

COVID-19 network model to evaluate vaccine strategies towards herd immunity

JNA Tetteh, VK Nguyen, EA Hernandez-Vargas - MedRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
With more than 60 million confirmed cases and more than 1.5 million deaths, SARS-CoV-2
has paralyzed our societies, leading to self isolation and quarantine for several months. A …

Antimicrobial resistance containment in Africa: Moving beyond surveillance

ZKG Anyaegbunam, IE Mba, Y Doowuese… - Biosafety and …, 2024 - mednexus.org
Worldwide, infections caused by drug‐resistant pathogens constitute a significant challenge
threatening therapeutic efforts. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) …

A generic arboviral model framework for exploring trade-offs between vector control and environmental concerns

GP Suarez, O Udiani, BF Allan, C Price, SJ Ryan… - Journal of Theoretical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Effective public health measures must balance potentially conflicting demands from
populations they serve. In the case of infectious disease risks from mosquito–borne …

Estimating the epidemic threshold under individual vaccination behaviour and adaptive social connections: A game-theoretic complex network model

V Kumar, CT Bauch, S Bhattacharyya - arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.21344, 2024 - arxiv.org
Information dissemination intricately intertwines with the dynamics of infectious diseases in
the contemporary interconnected world. Recognizing the critical role of public awareness …