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Víctor M Eguíluz1, Konstantin Klemm

  • 1Instituto Mediterráneo de Estudios Avanzados IMEDEA (CSIC-UIB), E07071 Palma de Mallorca, Spain. victor@imedea.uib.es

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|September 13, 2002
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High clustering and degree correlations in scale-free networks, like the internet, protect against virus spreading by creating a finite epidemic threshold. This contrasts with random networks, suggesting network structure is key for disease containment.

Area of Science:

  • Network Science
  • Epidemiology
  • Computational Biology

Background:

  • Understanding virus spreading dynamics is crucial for public health.
  • Real-world networks, such as the internet, exhibit complex structures like scale-free properties, high clustering, and degree correlations.
  • Previous models often simplified network topology, potentially overlooking the impact of these complex features on epidemic thresholds.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the impact of high clustering and degree correlations in scale-free networks on virus spreading.
  • To determine if these network features influence the epidemic threshold.
  • To develop a quantitative model for the epidemic threshold based on network connectivity.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the susceptible-infected-susceptible (SIS) model for epidemic simulation.

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  • Analyzed virus propagation in scale-free network models incorporating high clustering and degree correlations.
  • Compared results with networks exhibiting purely random wiring.
  • Developed and verified a quantitative description of the epidemic threshold.

    • Main Results:

    • Demonstrated that scale-free networks with high clustering and degree correlations exhibit a finite epidemic threshold for virus transmission.
    • Showed that purely random networks lack a finite epidemic threshold.
    • Identified that high clustering (modularity) and degree correlations act as protective factors against widespread virus propagation.
    • Quantitatively described the epidemic threshold based on the connectivity of hub neighborhoods.

    Conclusions:

    • High clustering and degree correlations in scale-free networks significantly protect against the spreading of viruses.
    • Network topology plays a critical role in determining epidemic thresholds and containment strategies.
    • The findings suggest that real-world network structures offer inherent resilience against widespread epidemics compared to random networks.