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Christine Jacob¹

¹National Agricultural Research Institute, Department of Applied Mathematics and Informatics, Jouy-en-Josas, France. christine.jacob@jouy.inra.fr

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This study introduces a general branching model for epidemic analysis, offering realistic predictions. It addresses the asymptotic behavior of complex branching processes, crucial for understanding epidemic spread dynamics.

Keywords:

age-dependence branching process epidemic size extinction time population-dependence

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Area of Science:

Stochastic processes
Epidemiology
Mathematical biology

Background:

Branching processes offer a bottom-up approach to modeling population dynamics.
The Bienaymé-Galton-Watson process is a foundational model for epidemic approximation.
Realistic predictions require understanding extinction events in stochastic models.

Purpose of the Study:

To present a general branching model with age and population-dependent transitions.
To investigate the asymptotic behavior of this complex branching process.
To provide solutions for analyzing the process with varying initial conditions and disease prevalence.

Main Methods:

Utilizing stochastic individual-based modeling.
Extending the classical Bienaymé-Galton-Watson framework.
Analyzing asymptotic behavior for large and small initial populations, and rare/non-rare diseases.

Main Results:

The general branching model provides realistic predictions of population dynamics.
New methods are proposed for analyzing the asymptotic behavior of complex branching processes.
Solutions are offered for scenarios with large/small initial populations and varying disease rarity.

Conclusions:

The developed branching model enhances epidemic prediction accuracy.
Understanding asymptotic behavior is key for long-term epidemic forecasting.
The study provides a flexible framework for diverse epidemiological scenarios.