Compartmental Epidemiological Models for Covid-19: Sources of Uncertainty, Goodness-of-Fit and Goodness-of-Projections

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Covid-19, Compartimental Epidemiological Models, Godness-of-fit, Mathematical Modelling

Abstract

Compartmental Epidemiological Models have been widely used to describe the dynamics of infectious transmission diseases. These models describe the temporal progression of case counts related to an epidemic and evaluate hypotheses about the possible underlying mechanisms that explain patterns in the observed data, with distinct spatial and temporal scales. Furthermore, the models can vary in complexity, whether in terms of the number of parameters or the number of variables that characterize epidemiological states. Therefore, this approach is essential to select adequate models that characterize better transmission dynamics. This generates reliable estimates of the main parameters, which is a critical factor in minimizing uncertainty. This study aims to apply the main epidemiological compartmental models to the initial data of Covid-19 in the city of Parauapebas / PA - Brazil. A model selection criterion is proposed that, in addition to taking into account the quality of fit, mechanisms are added that capture information about past forecasts. Such a proposal contributes by providing subsidies for an adequate selection of the best model in order to enable more precise characterization of the transmission dynamics and with less loss of information.

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Author Biography

RAFAEL FERNANDES, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia

Doutor e Mestre em Engenharia de Produção na área de Pesquisa Operacional e Engenharia de Manufatura pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Produção da Escola de Engenharia da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG). Bacharel em Engenharia de Produção pelo Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Aplicadas da Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (ICEA/UFOP). Licenciado em Matemática pela Fundação Comunitária de Ensino Superior (FUNCESI). Professor Adjunto e Subcoordenador do Curso de Graduação (Bacharelado) em Engenharia de Produção da Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia - Campus Parauapebas/PA. Iniciou a Docência no Ensino Básico em 2002 e a partir de 2007 passou a atuar no Ensino Superior como professor temporário. Atualmente realiza pesquisas na área de Gestão da Qualidade, Modelos de Reparo e Confiabilidade de Sistemas, Modelos Compartimentais Epidemiológicos, e Problemas de Pesquisa Operacional.

Published

2021-06-08

How to Cite

FERNANDES, R. (2021). Compartmental Epidemiological Models for Covid-19: Sources of Uncertainty, Goodness-of-Fit and Goodness-of-Projections. IEEE Latin America Transactions, 19(6), 1024–1032. Retrieved from https://latamt.ieeer9.org/index.php/transactions/article/view/4399

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Special Issue on Fighting against COVID-19