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  • Emerging infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, exhibit non-canonical dynamics not fully explained by traditional models.

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  • To propose and analyze a family of epidemiological models extending SIR-like frameworks to include dynamic heterogeneity in infection risk.
  • To investigate how individual behavior and susceptibility influence epidemic trajectories.
  • To provide a modeling framework for understanding complex infectious disease dynamics.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a system of reaction-diffusion equations coupled with a Fokker-Planck type equation.
  • Incorporated macroscopic compartments (S, I, R) and a microscopic variable for the distribution of susceptible individuals' behavior.
  • Derived a simplified system of ordinary differential equations by seeking self-similar solutions.

Main Results:

  • Proved mathematical properties of the reaction-diffusion system, including convergence to equilibrium.
  • The simplified system captures classic SIR dynamics plus the average risk level of the susceptible population.
  • Observed rich dynamical behaviors like plateaus, shoulders, rebounds, and oscillations in epidemic curves.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed models offer a more nuanced understanding of epidemic spread by accounting for dynamic risk heterogeneity.
  • This framework can help interpret non-canonical dynamics observed in emerging infectious diseases.
  • The models provide insights into how behavioral changes impact disease transmission and population-level outcomes.