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Area of Science:

  • Epidemiology
  • Mathematical Biology
  • Infectious Disease Modeling

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  • Viral load is a key factor in infectious disease transmission risk.
  • Existing epidemic models often simplify or omit the role of individual viral load dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and analyze a novel susceptible-infectious-recovered (SIR) epidemic model incorporating individual viral load.
  • To investigate how mean viral load within the infectious compartment influences disease transmission rates.

Main Methods:

  • Formal derivation of a macroscopic compartmental model from a microscopic multi-agent system.
  • Modeling individual viral load evolution and its impact on infection probability during susceptible-infectious interactions.
  • Analysis of the macroscopic model using stability and bifurcation theory, alongside numerical simulations.

Main Results:

  • The disease transmission rate is shown to be a function of the mean viral load of the infectious population.
  • Analytical and numerical investigations reveal that a transmission rate linearly dependent on viral load differs significantly from constant transmission rates.
  • Model reproduction number and epidemic dynamics are explored under varying viral load conditions.

Conclusions:

  • Individual viral load plays a significant role in disease transmission dynamics.
  • The proposed model provides a more nuanced understanding of epidemic spread by integrating viral load.
  • Findings support the development of targeted interventions based on viral load levels.